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r eyes. Chloe had been over earlier, their hushed gig
, her voice sweeter than usual. "M
r than usual,
al one called, they' re out. This one is a bit further, in the old
rict. At night. De
The unforge
resolve was firm. My bag was packed, hidden
my voice a perfect imitat
rcepted me in the hall, a sl
nasty night. And that area... well,
yes g
k, empty buildings. The rain made the cobbles
en me – a boarded-up, crumbling
tr
s from a dark alleyway. Three, n
y?" one of
ew, with sickening certainty, what Chlo
close
here are no words for that kind of violation, that t
and utterly defiled, I lay there for a lon
ing thing inside me,
I had to exe
myself up. My body
es River, the storm now pi
it carefully by the riverbank, along wit
o this anymore.
teeth of the storm, towards
et, grim-faced man, was wait
us station far fro
tle, and an envelope with cash
My aunt' s
the city lights blurred by rain and tears,
towards an unknown future, c
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