HALEY“I'll be back honey, I just need to check on some of my other patients.” Diane, the old nurse cooed at me, petting my head, few minutes after Luciano and Rhea had stepped out of the room.I nodded, sniffling sadly.I kept the tears flowing for a few more seconds, just in case someone was nearby. My body shook, but now it was from the adrenaline, not just fear. I listened to her footsteps fade down the hall.Then, slowly, I let my face go slack. The relief, the terror, the act, it all melted away. I was just tired. And cold.Idiots.Despite general belief, I wasn’t dumb. I saw the suspicion in Luciano’s eyes. In both their eyes. He hadn’t believe a word I said. The woman, Rhea, looked at me like I was a bug she was deciding whether to crush or torture first.They thought I was a plant. They thought this was all some act.Well, part of it was. But not the part that mattered.I let my head fall back against the thin pillow, staring at the cracks in the ceiling. The healer had give
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