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laine, who just sat

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for herself, she did not need

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leaning down. "I can make your life hell and run yo

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stop me is you begging.

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that Ophelia poisoned me, and killed my mother, I woul

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agency's desire to help as many girls as they

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ver, no one would want to be

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acked, and were unable to stop it, beca

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honey." I s

to walk out quietly. We were close

video stop. You cannot

ove into committing suicide?

riel." Ophe

tone, why

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my mother began to walk to

was sounding mo

as you watched, and in a few min

he last three minutes. The girl who ha

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father did to me because of the mess you

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d. I don't care how. She will cl

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ther a few times in my life. No

out?" My voice came out

helia said and shoved

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surprise. What did h

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y, but sho

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not doubt for one minute that she woul

her head. She would not want the Takedas to find

at him

ves for my mother in the pas

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quietly fo

I would have to come up with a plan to clear her name."

n handkerchief to he

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this attack from the

for her head and no one k

and she hurried

clear my name?" She asked

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riel said as soon as Ophe

ots now, remember?

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a tablet out of her pur

but took it and sta

went

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to this? Where did you take he

ning?" Ariel said, tilting h