Chapter Eighteen

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 Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end         ~Seneca~                                      Romano  I belonged to a world where men used their power to frighten women into doing their bidding. This scene wasn't new, but I have never wanted to kill another human being as I wanted to kill this man, who, at that moment, was using his power over her. This was hypocritical of me, I knew, but then again, I have never claimed to be a saint. I stood behind the room, watching her force a smile for every take he demanded. The flawless dress she wore brushing the floor every time she swirled around, the high heels on her feet were making her taller than I remembered, the evident strain on her eyes a visible sign of how tired she was, yet she persisted. "If you need all those

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