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Chapter 11: An unexpected turn
"No," the word came out hollow. "That is not true." She shook her head in denial, not trusting Cassian’s words. "They were planning to take me to dinner on my birthday!" Her voice came out hoarse and unsteady, overwhelmed by conflicting emotions as she fought to hold back the tears brimming in her eyes. "On my birthday! They smiled at me and waved! Parents who are planning to sell their child do not happily wave at them across the street with—with love in their eyes!"
Something shifted in Cassian’s expression. It was brief, barely perceptible around his jaw as it tightened, and gone before she could register it.
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