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- “Maybe you expect me to call you a monster,” I whispered, my voice barely audible above the silence wrapping around us like a noose.
- Lorrenzo stood in front of me, looming like a shadow carved from violence. I tilted my head back to meet his gaze. He didn’t blink.
- “But I won’t,” I continued. “Because I’ve met real monsters. They raised me. They married me off. They smiled while I bled.”