of Chloe's explanations

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hloe's heroic dash to a friend's side.

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ged something new in me

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. Liam's well-bei

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here once, months before my arr

patient observation, bu

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ger. I knew how to manag

Chloe together at the unit

ils. That was

funds from the commu

rporations I had

ts Liam c

with her person

ing lavish gifts for Liam,

ded to be "careful" with mon

risy was

he local library, us

home, feign

bed chatter about Liam's br

a flicker of something – pi

more, Ethan. Moping aroun

host in m

was watching.

ty. How I' d believed her exc

d her, only for her to tear

a cold fire no

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her bigge