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left her breathless. Her heart, already fragile, splintered into a thousand pieces. The room around he

e dripping with cruel amusement. "She's

e could bear. Her legs felt like jelly, trembling under the pressure of the countless eyes that watched her with either pity or disdain. But no m

e sea of her despair. Without a word, Mira guided her away from the hall, aw

utching her chest where the bond between her and Kieran had been severed. It felt as though someone ha

ira said softly, her vo

ough the words tasted bitter on her tongue. It wasn't fine. It was anything but fine. The agony of t

ay," Lila continued, her voice bar

f sorrow and humiliation. Determination hardened her features, a new resolve forming within her. If Kieran didn't want her, then she would find a way to

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