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ed in the gray sheets. He was muttering someth

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his hand shot out.

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throat with her f

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apped around her neck, not choking, but resting

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ay abruptly, as if

ordered, turning

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ead washed over her. He suspected. This wasn't about fixing someone; it was about exposing her

ite. M

up, drowning out his voice