Ciara’s POVWhen the last box was taped shut, the sales girls were staring at me like I’d grown a second head, I finally stopped. The mall was quieter now, the frenzy of my shopping spree leaving an echo of rustling bags and beeping registers. I turned to the head sales girl, the one who’d been trailing me the longest, her blonde ponytail slightly frazzled, eyes still wide with something between awe and fear.“Let me tell you again,” I said quietly, voice steady despite the ache in my legs. “Make sure it all goes where it’s supposed to go. No bullshit. No keeping it for yourselves. Real shelters. Real families. Real kids. Understand?”She nodded fast, her hands twisting the edge of her uniform. “Yes, ma’am.”I smiled small, tired, but real. “Good.”Then I took a deep breath, straightened my shoulders, and added, “Now take me where I can get things for myself. The most expensive stuff you’ve got. And call all your girls to follow me, I mean all the female workers in this building. I d
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