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didn't catch the guilt in my eyes. "Just

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en, had connected the dots

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but the damage was

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more cameras had caught me. My pho

St. Catherine's Chapel, the tiny church nea

uzzing. I answered only when

fear. "Reporters are calling the house. They're asking

roke. "Whe

, but Maya... she keeps asking what y

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acked me open.

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at I couldn't handle,rich heir, poor student, secret baby

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overwhelmed, but right now people are calling you a gol

rned through me. I never

tay silent, others will

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ect me to Alex, even to the maternity ward. Someone who

ame from Westfi

Dean would like to meet regarding the media atte

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g over me, one thought chilled me more than

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