SeraphinaI didn’t fight them when they came for me the next morning.When the door slid open, I didn’t curl into a ball, and I didn’t stare at the wall like a ghost. I stood up on my own two feet, walked over to the examination chair, and sat down. I even held out my arm before Doc could order the guards to pin me down.Doc paused, raising a brow in surprise, but he didn’t say a word as he drove the needle into my vein. I barely felt the sting. The physical pain was dull compared to the clarity that had taken over my mind.Vane arrived a few minutes later. He stepped into the lab, his eyes sweeping over me. He probably noticed the change in my countenance, because a slow, dark smile spread across his face."Well," Vane purred, folding his arms behind his back. "This is a pleasant surprise. Have we finally decided to accept reality, Seraphina?""I want to know," I said, my voice dead, flat, and completely steady.Vane tilted his head, his eyes gleaming with sudden, intense curiosity.
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