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A soft knock echoed against my bedroom door.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxc2MQfMdOl
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“Come in,” I called.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPhohbUEDxO
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The door opened slowly and my sister stepped inside, her presence immediately calming the storm inside my chest.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjWpKukwwbz
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Anya looked at me carefully, her eyes filled with quiet concern.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡINZf5SjYD6
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“Ты в порядке, дорогая?” she asked gently.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsFoy5sq4Ox
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Are you okay, honey?10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT9bFigeTsq
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I gave her a half-smile.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOCB55ta0Xd
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“Yes.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡldlZgJPGwo
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It wasn’t a lie.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj7DCt4deWd
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But it wasn’t the truth either.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPGbXOhpSp8
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My sister and I had always been close.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKsahnT7zUa
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Closer than most siblings.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEHNO57lX9a
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She had cared for me from the very beginning long before I understood why our mother refused to even look at me.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLqc5Gh5Kgf
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In many ways, Anya had been the mother I never had.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWaLFN1uinc
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Or perhaps… the mother I should have had.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5g9gUMygmq
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I loved her with everything in me.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVPyhnPWYwN
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And she loved me just the same.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjbhsUJpZgJ
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Tonight she had come with a mission.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡugEiJKETnj
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Helping me pick an outfit for the party.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLEKFOwQvFr
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The welcome party.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfuwKCoUkkq
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For the brother who had once tried to destroy my life.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHzP24NvvVY
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A wave of disgust crawled through my veins at the thought of it.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7DremyQN9m
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Even worse than the memory itself was the knowledge that my mother had said nothing when it happened.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqdmCHM58o
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No anger.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFiw4SJvhfK
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No punishment.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFMbcXPT4I7
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Just silence.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXfpRZwPJXg
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A silence that felt like approval.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDt4u6e8TB8
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The thought alone made my stomach twist.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgjDbLNG8og
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I pushed the feeling away and focused on the endless line of dresses my sister had laid across my bed.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3T1lut5Q5Y
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Silk.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPcWUCrfde4
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Satin.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX89XdebLUV
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Velvet.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn6OldSAk7g
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Black, red, silver, gold.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMvsGfisacT
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My gaze finally landed on a beautiful green dress.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuTku4X78hz
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It was simple but elegant. The fabric flowed softly, the color deep enough to make my eyes appear brighter.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMjDp3v28D2
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Anya followed my gaze and smiled.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlkh0OMQciv
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“That one.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9FAQoI3t6b
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I nodded.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4l9jNEQoUW
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Perfect.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQvMrZjAiri
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In our world, appearances meant everything.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHo6UEzIu3v
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The Russian mafia elite had their own twisted set of rules.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXZ9aPffW85
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Unspoken expectations.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡttUANzJOgb
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Perfect posture.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmaVyAEyq6N
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Perfect clothes.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8eLMJocTzs
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Perfect smiles.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjTARZVmJ6
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Power was measured not just by money or influence but by presentation.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVzxvF76ljw
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How you dressed.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrDR9LTaiYi
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How you walked into a room.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡndH08RyBWY
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How many people turned their heads when you entered.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoj9V553zch
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Endless rules.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5YYFnjYWUu
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Endless games.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgLwI2CLMDk
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Endless trouble.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT59Cl4RJxq
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After Anya left, I freshened up and began getting ready.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRdvFrDnuXI
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The house outside buzzed with activity as the party slowly came to life.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENaONwJGcP
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Music.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ60oaTUFIK0
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Voices.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkhO8PLx8gZ
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Laughter.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuUjpjp2jDp
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Glasses clinking.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3aYhsdAvLe
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But as I stood alone in my room, another memory forced its way into my mind.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDRYL2fTGVk
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My lungs burned10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3lb6aONhB8
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My eyes blurred.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFW0zR4U96Y
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Water surrounded me.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPiZv5QCMVN
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Everything was dark and heavy and terrifying.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2iwArvZf6l
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The last thing I saw was my mother’s face above me.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfuIcz1Q4uE
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Her expression wasn’t angry.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa6lqJ8nA5F
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It was peaceful.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVBzAOsSkE
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Almost holy.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMEwTWWBGJx
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Her hands pushed my head beneath the water of the garden tub.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlNegZeHpKw
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“Die, evil, die,” she whispered.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVhJ5xbGaME
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“May God show us the light now.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgK388zAThl
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“You are being sacrificed.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Uce4zG8gf
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I was so little.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGdFTLKN5TL
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Too little to understand why my mother wanted me dead.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlbwHGftcb2
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I kicked and struggled, my small hands trying desperately to push her away.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXVxbaSK6jj
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But she was stronger.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9DYZcgr03a
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The world faded.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡueelDhzfVl
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My lungs screamed.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKR1cIOxJkY
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Then everything went black.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKu0OCELKUB
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I blinked and the memory disappeared.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdS150oGnj6
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The mirror reflected the woman I had become.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIwypqkmnf2
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Not the helpless child who almost drowned.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd5HqjWQQb9
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The green dress hugged my waist perfectly, the soft fabric flowing around my legs as I moved.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoSI82J81Oa
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My hair fell in soft waves over my shoulders.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIKXecGR5Rv
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My eyes looked brighter.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcLzl3bMUao
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Stronger.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqfFA0XtlK
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As I was thinking about the party tonight 10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHu4ZaUY1Bc
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another memory crept forward.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIIsB6NCnZ7
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One I hated even more.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeLkiec1mEU
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The door to my room opened suddenly.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk6GY2yk6ud
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Alexei stepped inside.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfvITfOFTkp
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I frowned slightly.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3YN0kAjtP
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“Что случилось, брат?”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9p32sdtams
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What’s wrong, brother?10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡztwPIQY3xq
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His eyes were dark.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ52UnO32PG6
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Cold.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzrdQtTVwYF
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“Заткнись, шлюха.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT9C99sIk5P
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Shut up, whore.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPxdVfYsH9q
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Before I could react, he grabbed my arm and shoved me backward.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhZ8fLaZmrM
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Shock froze my body.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVOG8WJwpu4
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My own brother.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRRiVgC9X6l
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His grip tightened as he pushed me onto the bed.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDLXYiHnqu
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I screamed.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyGsFCQCIIc
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He hit me hard enough to make my vision blur.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlhFg0YGrEd
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“Call me sir,” he demanded, his voice twisted with something ugly.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjzDJW1hWy8
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Something monstrous.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡugD477JIhT
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Despite everything despite the years he had spent snitching to our mother about me I had still loved him.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK7yjzA4GSv
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He was my brother.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmNLfXSlxfY
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But that day destroyed everything.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8a1q9coJvX
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Luckily, my father’s guards had been stationed nearby.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5Io2EwppP
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The door burst open.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ8UAToOwro
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Alexei was dragged away screaming.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTP0EoZL2li
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And from that day forward10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu5AcaLgfFy
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He was banished from this house.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlOwN1mFXxE
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I swallowed hard and blinked away the tears threatening my eyes.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡynq0h1El64
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No.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5b20JT0vA7
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Not tonight.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcpUBnGe3ct
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I practiced a smile in the mirror.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs9Mea1BsCN
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Perfect.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIgURBlzGH4
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Convincing.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjvGoIMwWAS
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Fake.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2aIMAXjK4P
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A soft knock came from the door again.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFzexPO9Gze
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“Roza?” Anya’s voice called.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT7wNVez9MJ
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“It’s time.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQp9Hhj8Bb
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I took a deep breath.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3TF2BX9aaU
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“All is well,” I whispered quietly to myself.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl1G2DcKzgW
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“Everything is going to be fine, Roza.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNvg7W3axte
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Then I opened the door.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDyJkwZtrZB
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The moment I stepped downstairs, the full scale of the party revealed itself.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8XRFGzEn3p
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Crystal chandeliers glowed warmly above the grand ballroom.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcTApYH0HWR
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The marble floors reflected the golden lights like liquid glass.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBC19pcsFDh
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Fresh roses decorated every table while musicians played soft classical music in the background.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3xBSDCDOXB
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The scent of expensive perfume and champagne filled the air.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGdPkbGqVpG
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Guests dressed in elegant suits and glittering gowns mingled across the room.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2u5xjypMRo
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Members of the Russian elite.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeSzrGvtboF
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Businessmen.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl3apXxmwTL
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Casino investors.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡESvhOmdd8F
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Old allies of my father.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Ta1nNncSI
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And future enemies.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZMCqa3wHnJ
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Thankfully 10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuKu9sAytw3
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The main guest had not arrived yet.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjtDoiWAUui
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My brother was still absent.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfTdquCfubL
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Relief washed through me instantly.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMN1EMsWjl5
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My father approached me, placing a hand gently on my back.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqY6Tkwq8de
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“Roza,” he said quietly. “I want you to speak with some of our investors tonight.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu6HqMo4vQH
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Of course he did.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs9PRJkIagI
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The Volkov family owned several private gambling houses across Russia.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrPwbN1ioAD
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Exclusive casino rooms where the bets started at six figures.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqNGS6Gjhhm
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Tonight’s guests included several new investors who would be attending the upcoming casino night later this week.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8tCaxDdygs
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A private event.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJagvb3MjFF
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Invitation only.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqv5aOeMGS4
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Millions of dollars would change hands in a single evening.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBMnSHUlWtZ
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And my father wanted them impressed.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO49u9rJJJW
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“You always charm them,” he added with a small smile.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEglQrWUMyd
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I returned it.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTznfcniPSy
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“That’s because I win.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhXdilLlODx
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Across the room, chaos was unfolding.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvw2UAuCGm
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My mother had apparently decided to supervise the catering.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYmqkCJ4ZfG
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Which meant she was currently yelling at three confused chefs while waving a silver spoon like a weapon.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzAivZczLL0
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“This cake is crooked!” she snapped.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5X2bSWGcs
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“It is literally round,” one chef whispered helplessly.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq3I1rFviRu
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My father sighed beside me.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuAPT0g22v4
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“She has been here for three hours and already declared war on the desserts.”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaBPATBJVAO
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I laughed quietly.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuc8vNU0Ss1
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Nearby, Anya stood speaking with her fiancé’s family, looking elegant and calm as always. When she noticed me watching, she gave me a small encouraging smile.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAq0EJCWZVm
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Everything almost felt normal.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ccKZ1SHsD
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Almost peaceful.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcRR8ranuUL
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Then suddenly10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQud5OVqT1p
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My mother’s excited scream pierced through the entire ballroom.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoECdcjybzw
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“He’s here!”10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡol6IoPN29D
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The room fell silent.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLFPKA4XnUE
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Every head turned toward the entrance.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡslLzkvYRo9
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And my heart stopped.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAU15cTiXY4
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and then Add to home screen.