Lydia’s povI looked at the dress in my hands as I gasped at the prices. These weren’t real. Five figures. For one dress. I could have paid off my car for that. I could have… I don’t know, bought a *second* car.“This is just what you need,” Sophia smiled. “We’ll take it. And the shoes. And that clutch.”My head was spinning. I turned to Sophia to clear the air. “Just so you know, this is a lot.”She nodded. “And just so you know, I don’t usually spend on people like this.”“I know,” I said; my mouth was dry. “I really do, Sophia. Really.”She turned and smiled, “It’s an investment,” she replied. “An investment in you, Lydia.” She leaned forward then so that she spoke into my ear alone and there was no one else that could hear her low words but me. “I am buying you your armor, baby,” she said.I nodded, and forced myself to put an eager smile on my face. “Got it. Definitely.”She smiled in return, a thin, predatory thing. “Good girl.”We soon packed the bags and the driver helped ca
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