RAVENPushing myself out of the bed where I had been crying, I forced my legs to move, leaving the sheets twisted from the hours I had spent curled up on top of them. Lyall had called twice, and both times I let the phone ring until it stopped. I didn't trust my voice, nor did I trust what he might say next.I would not stay here and let him shape me into whatever version of myself suited him best. However, Palo Alto was one of the world's most expensive housing markets, and for a freshman with limited savings, a standard hotel was completely out of reach. So I had to broaden my search.Grabbing the phone he had bought me only added to my sense of being trapped, and I looked around the room, at everything that belonged to him. I felt like throwing up and typed quickly, scrolling through options until I came across The Cardinal Hotel on Hamilton Avenue.It was a quick twelve-minute walk from The Marc, right in downtown Palo Alto, and while they had expensive suites, the listing also s
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