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Chapter 9

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I looked down at my hands.

“That’s kind of you to say.”

“I’m Maren,” she said, offering her hand, and I took it.

“Lyra.”

Her smile widened.

Across the room, I could feel Elin’s glare burrowing into the side of my face; Maren noticed too because her frown only deepened.

“Don’t pay them an
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