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Author: Grace Grandi
last update publish date: 2026-01-10 03:15:48
Chapter 138

Cynthia’s POV

The moment I stepped out of the café, the world felt too loud.

The air hit my face like a slap, and only then did I realize I’d been holding my breath for most of that conversation. I was trembling.

My hands shaking just enough that I had to clench them into fists, my stomach twisting in slow, nauseating spirals, my heartbeat refusing to settle into anything remotely normal.

Matilda’s last words replayed in my head like a curse.

I’m going to tell the world you are a
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