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CHAPTER 50 - Falling

Auteur: Red Craine
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LIORA’S POV

I stood frozen as Darren released me, his hands dropping from my shoulders.

“How have you been?” he asked, with genuine concern in his voice. “I heard about the handmaiden selection incident. Are you alright?”

Words stuck in my throat. How could I answer that? How could I stand here and act normal when less than an hour ago his father’s mouth had been on me, driving me to the edge of something I’d never experienced before?

“I’m fine,” I managed. “Just adjusting to palace life.”

“We’
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