LEVI EDELMANThe moment we left that suffocating hall, I could feel Gia's composure crumbling. Her hand trembled in mine as we walked through the corridors, and by the time we reached our room, the tears she'd been holding back during the entire meeting finally broke free."Gia," I said softly, closing the door behind us and immediately pulling her into my arms. "It's over now. You're safe."But my words seemed to have the opposite effect. Instead of calming her, they only made her sob harder. Her whole body shook against me as she buried her face in my chest, her tears soaking through my shirt."They hate me," she whispered between sobs. "They all hate me so much, Levi. Did you see their faces? The way they looked at me like I was... like I was something disgusting they couldn't wait to get rid of.""Hey, look at me," I said, gently tilting her chin up so I could see her eyes. They were red and swollen, filled with a pain that made my chest ache. "What they think doesn't matter. What
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