Shadows of the Bond
So, for that child, he could discard me as easily as one kicks a pebble out of the way.
Elaine, with a sly twist of her hips and a smirk, helped me to my feet and murmured in my ear.
"Mila, just between us, James is Malcolm's and my little secret."
In that instant, the pain in my hand and the ache in my heart vanished into a surreal numbness.
The hurt from the betrayal, the fight against the injustice—it all fell away into silence.
I did not scream, nor did another tear fall.
Swallowing the pain, I straightened my clothes with the last shred of grace I had left, ignoring the smug Elaine, and turned to make my way to the city hall.
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