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loor of Andrews Global-with a hollow feeling in my chest. The signed rejection for

ightening his tie. She leaned in close, whispering something in his ear that made him chuckle. She looked up as I entered,

etness. "Could you be a dear and fetch me my special herbal te

e one. I knew

onotone. I turned and walked towards the executiv

lled with the details of the bonding ritual. It was a meticulous record of Rosalie's every preference. Her favorite foods, her preferred scent of moonflower i

g, honing my sense of smell and taste. He'd pushed me to develop my strength in way

molding me into a pe

a role I now despised. When I returned to the office, Rosalie was examining her nails, lo

y me!" she

and. A searing pain shot up my arm, but it was more than just the heat. A chemical, burnin

d secretly added liqu

was poison. It burned through our flesh and blocked our healing abilities. It felt

s feet in an instant, rushing to her side, his hands hovering over

d in a silent scream as the silver

on me, but his eyes held

's Command hit me like a physical blow, making me stagger. ""Go

ciating pain. I turned and fled,

lver burn. As I gently applied the cool paste to my blistering skin, my resolve hardened into something

, disfigured hand. Then, I took a picture of the reje

res to Chris with

on. Nothing

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