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faint. She stepped back, her gaze darting toward the exit like a trapped animal. “Ryan?” she breathed. Her voice was thin, laced with a fear that made my skin crawl. When I told her about the tattoo, her knees seemed to give way. She sat down, looking at me with a mix of pity and profound sorrow. “If Ryan still hates me,” she said, “I understand.”
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