Everyone knows who my mother is.Aria Rhodes. Formerly Aria Winters. Formerly Aria Lancaster. Formerly Alessandra Ashford. The woman with too many names and one very famous story. The survivor. The activist. The founder. My professor just asked me to stay after class. I know why. Because I wrote my thesis on domestic violence policy reform, and everyone thinks I'm copying my mother. But I'm not copying her. I'm building on her work. There's a difference. At least, I hope there is.Professor Linda Chen's office smelled like old books and green tea. Shelves overflowing. Papers in organized chaos on every surface. The kind of office that belonged to someone who actually used it.She sat across from me. Fifties. Sharp. The kind of professor who asked questions she already knew the answers to just to see how you'd respond."Your thesis is excellent, Grace. Graduate-level work.""Thank you.""But I need to ask. Are you pursuing this topic because you're passionate about it? Or because it's
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