Tears streamed down my face as I clutched the pendant around my neck, a treasured memento from my family. It was the one thing that had kept me going through all the tough times, but now, it felt like a cruel reminder of what I had lost. "Shit!" Cursing softly to myself, I tried to will the tears to stop, but they came faster, blurring my vision and making it hard to see. I must look pathetic, I thought, biting down hard on my trembling lips to try and stop the sobs that threatened to escape. As footsteps echoed down the hallway, my heart sank. It was a cruel reminder that I was no longer in control of my life. I had been taken from the orphanage in the dead of night, forced to flee for my life from raiders who had set fire to the place. Now, I was trapped in this dark, smelly room, waiting for whatever fate lay ahead. The door creaked open, and a towering man with enough body hair to rival a grizzly bear stepped inside, scowling at me. I kept my head down, avoiding his gaze,
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