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ze evaporating, replaced by a sharp, predato
he whispered, his voic
ing out as if to touch my cheek, to confirm I wa
hat was pure, undiluted disgust. The movement was too proud, too defiant for
he demanded, his voice losing its
was supposed to feel. "My name is Anitra, sir," I
ht in a memory. A twisted, mocking smile suddenly spre
name. It was a soft, mou
ler, felt like being plunged into ice water. My blood ran cold. Mt words sen
to the memory than to me, "my fiancée, she had eyes just like
dom girl who happened to look like the woman he'd b
ncholy. "A tragedy." He let out a short, bitter laugh. "They don't know the truth. They don't know that the
massacre on innocent rogues and smearing my
unadulterated rage. It shook my entire body. He didn't
ad just been obedient, if she had understood what was necessary... w
now. It doe
bout a piece of furni
just fray. It vaporized. The cold, calculated plan to use the metal scrap di
the cold. He deserve
way from the bridge, away fro
instant,
e, explosive burst of strength. I launched myself forward, slamming my sh
surprise. Unprepared, drunk, an
ed forward, his body tipping over t
nd, he seemed to
king splash, he hit the
rning water where he was struggling and sputtering, and a wild, terrifying sense of elation
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