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Chapter 7

Author: Anna Smith
The meeting in the garden drained whatever strength I had managed to gather.

When my mother brought me back to the room, she asked a few quiet questions, but I only shook my head. She stayed until she was sure I was settled, then left for the office after posting two security men outside my door and giving them strict instructions not to let anyone in.

I nodded, pulled the covers up, and closed my eyes.

I had barely fallen asleep when raised voices outside the room pulled me back up.

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