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My words had clearly impacted her. She wasn’t speaking at all. She was only moving because I dragged her with me, and when we sat down, I placed her on my lap, wrapping my arms around her and gently pushing some of her long red hair away from her face.
I attempted to soothe her with my touch, but it was evident she was lost in her thoughts, trying to sift through them for answers while also analyzing my words.
I dreaded what this might mean for her. I dreaded the potential impact my words could have had on her. I just hoped she wouldn’t outright reject what I had said and come to despise me.
Ashes, Carter, and Mefan were seated on the opposite side of the table. We were in the same room where Carter had brought us. Now my brother had joined us.
“Tell me precisely what your pla
