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... y pause felt deliberate. Every quiet moment stretched just a little too long. For all the woman’s assurances about letting them leave—about allowing them some kind of access to the Tribute, to Slate—it felt less like generosity and more like being slowly, carefully manoeuvred into a corner.

Even now. Maybe especially now.

For some reason, the Baroness had chosen not to crush them outright. Skye didn’t buy for a second that it was just because of Regina, but she also didn’t think ...

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