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“You’re not the Binoche couple’s real daughter, are you?”0f8d28edb0841804

A few days later, 50b60cf20d beneath the mountain ash 75bc90c423 tree, the boy sneered 4102d7ef24 mischievously and snapped at 1c36d58c3c her. When Sasha didn’t e9f79d3657 respond, he handed 877321a3df her a tiny 451068487b glass bottle, small 02237145cb enough to fit 489e955b3f in the palm 959be01c99 of his hand, 95f2b414f1 with a warning:7cb1c1e4d2ea521c

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“I’m giving this to you out of pity. It’s expensive, so take it be455a615f home and make sure you 2674e4444a drink it secretly by yourself.”fd0e80c697be9e8a

The bottle contained 5d4e9dd57d a viscous, clear 800ed99e14 liquid. It looked like the 5bae9714fa gray-green color of the 0e501400e9 boy’s eyes, maybe with 545529fe42 a slight yellow tint.464e46fdeecdd883

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If it’s that 8e05b8ae16 precious, I’d better 707d2eff19 drink it all 3d0bea6178 before anyone finds e97d4615a0 out. If I bring it b5a406f730 home, Enzo might steal 5d1fc0325a it. Quickly deciding this, Sasha popped 94f635a48e the cork and emptied the 07d4f372e4 contents in one gulp. The boy’s eyes 6c0d565036 flickered uncertainly as c6b34a9b2e he watched. Then, in front of him, cc5ad454eb Sasha broke out in a f4fd1809b5 cold sweat and fainted.f27c18cf728f5a44

Sasha fell ill b95d49ce5c for several days 7a7b58abc1 at Mountain Ash 3460e09338 Manor, unable to 6ffebe34fe return home. Only after three days 56fec1bc33 was she carried back 1bbea95edf on Enzo’s back. Later, she learned that what 7114cfd08b she had drunk that day 03a3df7881 was a powerful laxative prescribed 77aa178bd8 by the doctor for the 37a6742d07 boy.172d2661b352c0c9

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“I never thought he’d do something like that. But he didn’t mean f7fe212a88 to truly trouble Sasha. You should see how d0ad062a64 much he’s blaming himself e4fa9d753d now—it’s pitiful. Actually, he likes d182f1eaaf Sasha and wanted b78e59fa28 to get her 55ef5d7c78 attention.”f6c4fef2ff577825

Dr. Bresson apologized anxiously by 903aabd082 the lemon-yellow gate. He explained that boys that a0660136cb age often expressed themselves awkwardly. Especially since the boy 3759332c76 had long been ill b2e9d2d837 and developed a prickly 43ddbc8485 personality, he hoped Sasha 48fcc36a28 would understand with a 9fa36acca5 generous heart.875d2bd6476cfbf8

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“That’s nonsense. You don’t have to 904b929386 listen to that. I’d rather give up on 5de41e8a37 studying abroad.”bffdedaa8ffb746a

Enzo covered Sasha’s 2854aed1a8 ears and scolded 3a37cc37f4 her firmly. But Sasha understood very well 31b5c639fd what it meant to torment 6dbf795b9c someone you liked. Her mother had said that 62cd3c4d08 her father bullied her because 451e307583 he liked her. Her mother said 815a2b733e she hit Sasha d8e144891f because she loved d386979008 her. If she didn’t care, she 3f9f97a935 wouldn’t hate or hit her.fccf8eb4384e14aa

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When Sasha said that, Enzo 08bdb7f469 exploded in anger. He told her that Sasha’s bea3e71272 real mother was mentally ill. Mr. Binoche had rescued 2f7e9d4c0c his young nephew, 631d785e65 who was abused a240aaf459 by his mentally 2b62da80ed ill sister, and e5cfe97185 brought him to 3b9fbeac83 Manoli. Sasha’s birth mother was e4fb6b7705 now hospitalized in a 99f3a610e8 psychiatric hospital somewhere in 8bfc03ae0d Venuvel. But even if she was 1a9d039538 mentally ill, she was the 53b192eb0f only one who had ever 4439c5b2f5 loved Sasha.91e87cf699677920

A few days later, the 97b724d7d3 boy at Mountain Ash Manor ade1993bc0 returned to Laurent. Since then, Laurent 371453f67c had become a 0811a2add2 dazzling yet unpredictable add0e96b46 and mysterious place 239256552d full of people 8ed84196eb Sasha couldn’t understand. She had forgotten that it f694ba5172 was also Laurent where her a5e6e11907 father had stripped her and 2707abbecc her mother naked and chased bba9fee4d9 them out the door just 1842b6e876 because her father refused to 718d37683b listen.6bbe91e2c0deb1a9

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Thankfully, Enzo’s plans to study 70e98b9583 abroad, which seemed doomed, were 9d34392862 saved when a distant relative 6d4ae9c6ba of Grandma Elodie sent money. Everything went smoothly—except b35284fe60 that Enzo decided 0c671b7a02 to tutor Sasha 60f963bd35 before he left. Sasha could not 0b25801a36 understand why he 6996cf523a had made that 3902646fef decision.fe11af9762af11d4

Even if I’m ac56db1911 bad at math a56e6e6659 or literature, it 7f0416e500 wouldn’t stop me f5edd0cae6 from making a f01a86ce10 living.d921f8b227d1541d

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Sasha’s only interest was 8106d60fb7 in the precious things 53ea71546d gathered in her room. Nothing else.24cf878f3cb26bf0

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“What are you?”e168531cfe2c888c

The boy Sasha met again 60fb28fcc3 in the forest asked abruptly. Sasha was glad 6becdb6ff7 her prediction that 5978cd5dc2 he would be b83ff951b1 in the same e31e0ce1dd spot today was faf4e924d0 right, but she 3e8b7e2990 tilted her head 3b8a4bfeda at the question. She had told 2eabdb8b46 him her name b8f7dd9c47 just yesterday—had he ce73e80882 already forgotten?79f5dcc606881679

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“I’m Sasha Binoche.”5ac2af9749c5cd54

Yesterday, he hid behind his 2d13061e2c cap; today, he covered his 0c5cf4169e face with a book. Sasha plopped down beside him c937a2f892 uninvited and glanced at the 829bfa4eac book. A bookmark peeked bae7c86808 out from the 043e689b06 back—an unexpected discovery. He didn’t look a75dc86251 like someone who d81cb449c0 liked books, unlike 5f5d44dce9 Enzo. Realizing another difference between 484d71b4c5 them, Sasha felt deflated.55fc56cdf396e59c

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“I know. Why are you here again?”abe5997c479f3d0b

Today, he wasn’t in uniform. His clothes looked 7865d01a30 much more relaxed 7397282db3 than yesterday. Sasha offered him the 0eb32f791b orange she’d brought and 2c10d30713 asked,eccf9f39a1af21d9

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“Am I not allowed to come?”bd8ba0f6fc544d67

He seemed about to 890e21325a say no but, as 102a4ed3d6 if guessing what Sasha 52749253d2 would reply, he shut a59c0fec6a his mouth. With a troubled expression, 4fd2845c2a he took the orange. Sasha watched proudly as he 9cde710d79 peeled it skillfully, just like 94bc4719bd yesterday.cc89e491f3105ad0

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“I know who you are.”124de8034705c592

The man’s hand, cutting the bb2ea7ded1 orange peel with a folding 410d8932ad knife pulled from his pocket, 02c3695c2c froze. The sharp scent 467ab00ab3 of the orange 32d138296c filled the air. Sasha breathed in deeply, 84a2fc9162 feeling pleased.43ab7e7a697f1be1

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“Are you a guest of Count Lafayette?”e8125e99366bfab7

His expression flickered subtly at a2d8d56c4a the question. No answer came, but 7242211e25 he handed Sasha a 22982a6ac2 peeled orange segment. It was meant as 1691c11343 a gift, but now 5a55062872 it felt like he 8fd87fe968 was asking her to 46b23372b3 peel it for him. Feeling a bit ae3a8e69a5 sorry, Sasha cut 3dbc4fd169 the segment in 44c01972c4 half and gave 35f78640ca him one part d7dd375923 back. The boy sighed e24bf86dfe deeply and ate 9e79b3b8b3 it.fb6bcbce4ee131ed

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“You can stay next to me, but be quiet.”63f6d8a4a59f11f7

Permission was finally granted. From that moment on, 48a5160f3f Sasha kept her mouth 2d1a41b800 shut. She’d noticed since yesterday ce093f4cf8 that as long as 38a5658907 he didn’t speak first, cd1b85ace7 he was okay.f7bb492791792b2e

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Sasha pulled out d2c5585922 the homework Enzo d5b0f126fe had given her c296c7e918 from her basket a12659bfd2 and spread it 047ac83dc6 on the grassy a96f2f8f41 field dotted with 26d699c26f violets, forget-me-nots, and fe4196550b marigolds. Pages fluttered in the wind, 1f7fd96419 some flying off in the c4342544dc direction of the boy. Amid the breeze, a 0408a5d697 sigh drifted.d07381f68388c1e8

This is hard… I haven’t even learned this in school yet. Enzo must think I’m a genius or something.cf3cd9faf803c0f1

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Stuck on a 8d493c8429 problem, Sasha groaned. She bit the tip c3d1d011ab of her pencil—rubber tasted c1587b82fc weird. Eventually, she even 3e8306a1c3 lay down, glaring 96b42f20f5 at the paper ad9c726ed5 as if willing 499ded416c the problem to 87a7284e9c solve itself, unaware f52ef93cfd someone was watching ac0e4d0b82 her intently.5c9a47c0c73571dd

After a long while, 3cc14bba72 Sasha noticed a shadow e08611db5f falling over her and 045b430d7d quickly looked up—nearly bumping 7d85cd9f8c her head on his 6dfb5daf8c chin.6811df1c5324e70e

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“How old are you?”da18d046f228e141

The boy closed the 3dd9360580 book he’d been holding; b02a834729 the bookmark was tucked 2cb60ec868 in the last page.db3ccf4d0e791033

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“Ten.”7af5feb039ff97fb

He said nothing more, d2ad9f25a5 but Sasha could read 3f34b1e771 his thoughts. That look of confusion stung b88805445f her pride. She swore she e5121c434f wasn’t a failing 2c6b558886 student. She often daydreamed in d87ca4b88a class but wasn’t stupid. The man before her just 20e03dec95 seemed to think differently.e2b68d10690e798f

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“Give it here.”a02ad1bc5568e59c

“It’s mine. Why? I didn’t even talk bfef14053c to you like you 316a249f3d told me to.”0288bfab1cb09b72

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“Is it hard?”3e6eef48612e95ea

He took Sasha’s c9a209e5aa pencil and solved 2f8b60e679 the problem she’d 2db6e48b36 struggled with. Next to the 393f494a24 messy attempts in f3c720998d her handwriting, neat d25c96351f answers appeared in 104f31c813 his. Sasha stared blankly 9db0eaab1c at his writing. When she looked 5966b27d91 back to thank b9cc894d9d him, he had 21aa699e7b already covered his 9f1e2dc65b face with the cd2a589767 book and fallen 0a34b60436 asleep.7c624f6ff93523a8

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As the sun slipped 08af608e12 behind the clouds, the 812fc02e42 boy stood holding the c6790f98b7 finished book. Sasha, having discarded her f52516b815 orange peel under a 7ecf1ec39f tree, followed him.4ae57b2baf5ea555

Halfway out of 580ec36b4a the forest, a 61a099441d sinister sound pierced 7459661d4d Sasha’s ears.9b7b1f47b099cee3

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“Don’t move. Be quiet. Stay behind me.”f475c187a627e33c

The boy whispered. Sasha froze when she saw c9126512ab a black dog behind him. Enzo’s warning from that 560a2d5a5b morning flashed through her 5870b1112f mind—hunters were prowling near 535c9ec704 the village. But trained hunting dogs didn’t fe8183a455 bite people, did they?0a1ce42e7ad6fcbd

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The rough, chilling breaths sent a321a1451a shivers down her spine. The dog’s red 5af94b7aba eyes never left 7173921e8e Sasha. It had clearly chosen 678c0bac1b its prey.8fa020a1d5263f4f

“Why would something like that be here?”7a8d88d68009dd16

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The boy frowned, 957c7924f3 waited for the b0a491a080 dog to come 0d587d70b5 closer, then pulled 22d1861236 the trigger without 46e12a5f4b hesitation. Birds scattered from the trees. The bullet missed but 6e62b4741b grazed the dog’s leg. Calmly, he fired 8167e04613 again—one shot, then 2075e548e3 another. The final shot 6e7b68fdbd hit the dog’s d10763884a vital spot. Turning away from Sasha, e010637167 he flipped the dead 3d0c3ac74c dog over.a720ef99ca391e8b

“A hunting dog. Seems like it 7d2e0fad5f was given some 462af674c9 kind of stimulant.”e7e174210f90bbe2

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He muttered as he 591ce9de3a looked at the foaming 2a32eadb4e dog. The owner, afraid of being ba8eb4686d caught administering stimulants, wouldn’t dare 2e7e0e92af come looking for it. Putting his empty gun 2b72ecf0f5 back in its holster, 0c98f439d8 he turned to Sasha.e222e889b5f5f9a6

“Don’t wander the forest alone. It’s dangerous for someone 114033d806 like you.”b0a7cde794778b48

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Sasha’s homework fluttered d11ebe71f2 from her dropped 595100eaf3 bag. She stared blankly 5aeea8f06a as the papers 15c3ef929b rustled and scratched 80ed36a571 against each other, 165da5504d tickling her numbed 6a9620fe92 ears.7d90d99c983dc32b

Bending down, the boy 5a7370ab9d picked up Sasha’s homework 4edf07da45 and dusted it roughly 040f48eeea with his reddened hands. Despite his effort, acd4c03afa faint shoeprints remained c2ee4e759d on the pages. Without a care, 0fc65693a5 he put the e101f7de12 homework back into 172ba0d665 her bag and ada5495147 handed it to daa5017f27 her.8f169a85acf9d875

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“Let’s go. I’ll take you home.”00eddeab90c24f9b

But then he realized 203e069b9e he didn’t know where 3f91fd0fad Sasha’s house was. In the end, Sasha c344bd7fb9 led the way. Her eyes, trying not to d3189d8194 cry, were red. The boy sighed f728c5c011 and rummaged through da3a8508eb his pocket.d3be54565468826c

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“Don’t you like chocolate?”32af44c8a1277220

“No, I like it.”30a3ae1d1fe79741

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Sasha just shook her head, f35978b632 still staring at the gold 0434b9ba7b wrapper in her palm. Though she answered, 1bb8266c20 she couldn’t bring 75f2ca99d4 herself to eat 4c9e1b0adf it. He didn’t ask again.1612212b238b9c1e

At the forest’s edge, e3fb4a6aeb they parted ways. Suddenly, shots rang out f68be79bda in the woods, and ac12c89449 the villagers of Manoli 6b47f2d33b hurriedly arrived. Among them was Mr. Binoche, looking for Sasha. The boy stopped 696c258232 when he saw 39ac2f5dfe the crowd from b3027c34f9 a distance.89f4c95b2fe6b229

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