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as my teeth chattered uncontrollably. Through the blur, th

executive-held the empty plastic basin in her manicured han

basin onto the floor with a loud clatter. "I tho

to shrill laughter, their silk designer pajamas contrasti

nd them toward my narrow bed in the corner. My body was exhausted, my baby was barely holding o

e stepped sideways, blocking my bed, a

pure and high-and-mighty. Couldn't even fin

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's suit jacket draped over my soaked shirt. "Wait a second-bespoke Italian wool?

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your m

y and pulled the jacke

abbed the strap of my old canvas backpack. "Let's see

c slip from yesterday! If she spilled it onto the floor, the entire academy

my body. I shoved Alexia back with one hand and swung my other arm w

ac

e room. Chloe and Harper's l

ger marks swelling instantly across her powdered cheek

penniless piece of tra

id, staring at her with a cold, predatory g

with her long fingernails. I sidestepped her clumsy swipe, gra

come near me again, I'll drag this straight to the disciplinary board and let the

venomous hatred, afraid of having her prized reputation

l make sure you don't survi

hloe and Harper, slamm

f missed calls from Brenda. Then I dug the crumpled two thousand dollars out of my backpack, counted it twice with trembling hands, and hurried down to the twenty-four-hour

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g the contract," I said, forcing my voice not to shake. "Give

nto deafeni

dy paid straight to the hospital for your half-dead brother's surgery! Come the first

led the phone against the wall and buried my face in