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er

. I reach for her little foot to fast

olate!" the little on

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around, an

those lips

looking at

the shoulders and shake her a little. "

ind me: "Her mother is in the ho

ame!" I don't notice how I raise

e ocean and hair, the color of the sun. I don't know why, but out of all

lina

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on didn't

she in? And what

nformation..." the young teacher

do an

ng to?" the head teacher pushes her aside with a guilty face. "I beg yo

f image, that's how it should be, but inside me, the thir

irl's name? H

. Five y

Beta behin

ith the Alpha Red! Immediate

amiliar and unearthly that the third world war in my soul reaches its apogee. And I confidently walk to the exit

headmistress worr

ently and without hesitation.

tee of silence and for a quick fuss over the paperwork, I promise the headmis

the orphanage, do you understand?" Gossip is of no us

a nodded

mistress with a menacing

your colleagues. My pe

You've done so much for us

ka

ady changed and ready. The girl is dressed very modestly: an old pink do

rl in an orphanage? I'll shower her with toys and clothes. My daughter

yes. With her other hand, she hugs the same ugly doll with multi-colored hair tha

u. Shame on

dine on gold plates with members of the Alpha fami

are you doing? Are you crazy? Did you seriously take a

ious

ed my Beta is. "And you don't care w

ecause he won't recognize her. This girl, I

doesn't look like my father. She's my copy. There can be no doubt, bu

li

e and hide my child fro

pick up the girl in my arms. So light! She we

e yourself, it's impolite," she puffs out he

little one h

" I decide not to tell Merry yet, who oh, t

ready and keep your eyes peeled," my se

leav

North Pol

ccording to weather forecaster

t, saving herself from the icy gusts of wind

re you t

y's. Will you show m

pping her hands as I seat her in the backseat of

arn the driver, he nods with a responsible face, looking from the mirror at baby, who