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《Aurora's pov》

"Brother let her speak," Lily said, looking at me then nods in encouragement. " Go on Aurora."

I was too afraid to lift my head up and look into his eyes. Too scared to see the look of repulse or anger.

Too afraid to see how much I disappointed him.

I draw in air, because honestly that was the only way I could calm down a little to be able to continue.

"I- I," I stammered, narrowing my eyes on his hands as his nails pierce through the wood of his desk. My heart pounds.

Calm down Aurora.

I take another lung full of air then with a shuddering breath I continued. "I never knew my mother or father. Raphael's sister Genieve was the one who found me in the woods. I don't know the full story because Genieve died when I was at a very young age. All I've ever known was slavery since then. I took beatings for simple mistakes and got called ugly names because of my features."

I stopped, swallowing harshly as I remember one of the punishments I had to endure because a spoon fell t