LyseraMy shoulders shook violently as I cried, my grip tightening around her legs like she was the only thing keeping me grounded.“Please…” I choked out again, my voice hoarse, raw. “Don’t punish my baby for my sins…”The room had gone deathly quiet, not because they didn’t hear me but because they did. Every word, every sob and every plea. It sank into them, twisted around their beliefs, their fears, their sense of right and wrong. I could feel it shifting. The weight of their gazes was no longer uncertain.It was turning, slowly and dangerously against her.“Get her off me!” Isyra snapped again, her voice rising higher, losing that polished control she clung to so tightly. “Can’t you see what she’s doing? She’s acting! She’s lying!”Her leg jerked again, trying to shake me off, but I only cried louder, clinging tighter, my fingers digging into her skin as if I had no strength left to hold on and yet refused to let go.“I’m not lying…” I sobbed, shaking my head weakly. “Why would I
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