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Not even when they discussed her cycle like a breeding chart. And that… disturbed him more than he could articulate. Xavier had expected fear. Or at least discomfort. Most women in their world learned early how to wear a mask. But this one? She didn’t even blink. Her stillness wasn’t practiced—it was engraved. She wasn’t hiding her thoughts. She wasn’t thinking anything at all. She had been emptied out. Conditioned, no doubt. Raised for this moment like a lamb raised for slaughter. The thought turned his stomach. But the worst part?