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Chapter 53 - On the Case
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2025-02-26 15:49:46I take deep breaths, willing my mind to clear, my blood to stop rushing in my ears, but I still flinch when I feel Shayne’s hands on my shoulders, and then her arm wrapping around me as she trots to keep up.
We walk together a few feet in silence, leaving the Prince behind.
“Wow, you really let him have it,” she whispers, glancing back.
I keep my eyes forward. “Was I too hard?”
“Maybe a little bit, Na-na,” she whispers, giving me a squeeze. “But…I get it. It’s a subject that’s close to you. You care.”
My head hangs lower, my guilt at war with…with everything in me that I hold dear. The ethics I inherited from my father, the big raw heart from my mother, the desperate desire to do anything I can to help. All mixed up in a big angry lump named Nadia.
Tears come to my eyes again. Terribly confused, I slump against Shayne, who gives me a squeeze.
&ldq
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