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he door open. Lia's expression a

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everything I could... she just won't st

stared down at her in silence. Her face was unreadable. Then she

hard. "Yes

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n sat gently on the bed ne

he said. "And they'

elief spreading like f

low, deliberate. "Yes.

ited the room like she did