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“You’re not the Binoche couple’s real daughter, are you?”d7ef54f7c72da823

A few days 00491207ad later, beneath the 9bd6236273 mountain ash tree, 708a3b24f9 the boy sneered a99ce3cb7f mischievously and snapped 17652e9ddc at her. When Sasha didn’t respond, he a0880fda6f handed her a tiny glass af511e56e6 bottle, small enough to fit d9312f4fef in the palm of his 5789e152de hand, with a warning:d24c241178ac59e7

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“I’m giving this to you out of pity. It’s expensive, so eacfeadc69 take it home d513ff08cf and make sure 53abae5504 you drink it 59e9631f4f secretly by yourself.”2bcc7e1eccbf560e

The bottle contained 6ada9382dd a viscous, clear b75b3a4c1b liquid. It looked like df3fdb5573 the gray-green color 50f1b87c7f of the boy’s 8992a32690 eyes, maybe with 9e9aad1422 a slight yellow 7fec37cf3b tint.f85a065c13eeaeae

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If it’s that 8e73daa491 precious, I’d better 574d8ae560 drink it all 2461039f25 before anyone finds e9ab6eef93 out. If I bring a8edf4b914 it home, Enzo 18a5d47bbc might steal it. Quickly deciding this, Sasha popped 6a540e04f4 the cork and emptied the 34774d7dc6 contents in one gulp. The boy’s eyes afedfc50b8 flickered uncertainly as 2e7b430333 he watched. Then, in front of him, 2a2150e3e7 Sasha broke out in a c8139c8c49 cold sweat and fainted.3b3395f5699caa70

Sasha fell ill for 3aa6b7e548 several days at Mountain 50e8c1e41f Ash Manor, unable to 401c57dcbd return home. Only after three days was 5defc0ec98 she carried back on Enzo’s 7b8f053d1c back. Later, she learned that bea92a3ed8 what she had drunk fe9a73070f that day was a 7c457df5e8 powerful laxative prescribed by 401e6d48cb the doctor for the fc5d841d94 boy.d009c54a2c94115b

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“I never thought he’d do something like that. But he didn’t 075f8267ed mean to truly e74b576be1 trouble Sasha. You should see how much 463e1d1273 he’s blaming himself now—it’s pitiful. Actually, he likes Sasha and 29a3a3b2a5 wanted to get her attention.”78fccbc6fa1bb23b

Dr. Bresson apologized anxiously 93b40dc352 by the lemon-yellow ed34e7893f gate. He explained that boys that 6d7d48ccb3 age often expressed themselves awkwardly. Especially since the 3a4a85d623 boy had long fdd207709b been ill and cff4bc2522 developed a prickly e0fbcef4fb personality, he hoped e30f33a0d7 Sasha would understand e95857ae4f with a generous f8385feab7 heart.b460e12e1ddf348e

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“That’s nonsense. You don’t have to 148417c432 listen to that. I’d rather give up on 7697ec95c5 studying abroad.”9b74c9f8e109bc05

Enzo covered Sasha’s ears 1b2c9e9006 and scolded her firmly. But Sasha understood f63bce2c32 very well what afe5faec22 it meant to 88d969d166 torment someone you e6aa1e14cf liked. Her mother had said that 87fbc9a70a her father bullied her because a14126a292 he liked her. Her mother said she 422bc67526 hit Sasha because she 63deccc376 loved her. If she didn’t a78dcdc008 care, she wouldn’t e1db09c8e4 hate or hit 86133b7a26 her.fcbe278d0f81b2c9

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When Sasha said c9d254ab99 that, Enzo exploded 6b5b87f61a in anger. He told her that 74b4e233de Sasha’s real mother was fe0afa402d mentally ill. Mr. Binoche had rescued his young d203e9efd7 nephew, who was abused by 2d6de5b883 his mentally ill sister, and 8df30b7bd5 brought him to Manoli. Sasha’s birth mother was now 38fdbc38b6 hospitalized in a psychiatric hospital 4ce3305a85 somewhere in Venuvel. But even if she was 1ce59b7236 mentally ill, she was the 85243d097f only one who had ever f352cdd673 loved Sasha.e116535634937676

A few days later, e3189d88fe the boy at Mountain 4cce2d28e9 Ash Manor returned to d2bef660ce Laurent. Since then, Laurent had become 9e313d4072 a dazzling yet unpredictable and f49c665f4c mysterious place full of people 3cb24b9ddf Sasha couldn’t understand. She had forgotten that it 3df7feca50 was also Laurent where her ad9640efde father had stripped her and ba61d5d4a6 her mother naked and chased 878b77b4e1 them out the door just c049836b9e because her father refused to 30371a0d4b listen.35b7f634d4d67307

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Thankfully, Enzo’s plans 72c8103941 to study abroad, b4319cb370 which seemed doomed, 24c5b5ee0f were saved when 30d5e4091c a distant relative b9d79a707c of Grandma Elodie ae293a2be1 sent money. Everything went smoothly—except that Enzo c85c87d92e decided to tutor Sasha before 1b2f81ca89 he left. Sasha could not understand why e3e4f5e6a4 he had made that decision.3bbb6ac8466465d4

Even if I’m bad at c0968f9dfd math or literature, it wouldn’t 0c0fedd83c stop me from making a 6ed89e2ea7 living.91967430af46207f

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Sasha’s only interest 42607755c7 was in the 223621609d precious things gathered 416b223f05 in her room. Nothing else.c3c383c9926abde2

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“What are you?”938de72e58cb5aec

The boy Sasha met again ee59850fc6 in the forest asked abruptly. Sasha was glad 877c41d350 her prediction that bde287abf5 he would be 9faa54c118 in the same 238a486d09 spot today was bc15e73897 right, but she cf43c3b4b0 tilted her head e1ccda418b at the question. She had told f22bbfa96d him her name 585e4f131c just yesterday—had he d88f709c07 already forgotten?fd2c59f55f5792da

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“I’m Sasha Binoche.”f465dda6db52a291

Yesterday, he hid behind his 32df547b82 cap; today, he covered his f7222e4abb face with a book. Sasha plopped down 40a52fdb65 beside him uninvited 9a6be1ab24 and glanced at a0389c40b5 the book. A bookmark peeked out from ec4c9e1157 the back—an unexpected discovery. He didn’t look 377b50645c like someone who 27edf4e1da liked books, unlike f4cc194ec6 Enzo. Realizing another difference between them, 6f21b51c17 Sasha felt deflated.d49f2a6c015e569b

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“I know. Why are you here again?”e3b129f2005f5b99

Today, he wasn’t in uniform. His clothes looked much 2dc0d1bab5 more relaxed than yesterday. Sasha offered him the 903628efbf orange she’d brought and 2c0eb5af2f asked,3688398c883929b9

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“Am I not allowed to come?”3076c02d22bc53a4

He seemed about to 71e811646a say no but, as f50ad81e3a if guessing what Sasha 513acadebe would reply, he shut 865c7e9dc4 his mouth. With a troubled expression, he c9401f02d1 took the orange. Sasha watched proudly 022774163b as he peeled 0bf8cf8b75 it skillfully, just 16d22537e3 like yesterday.c6a76270afc380b5

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“I know who you are.”1c11de112730d407

The man’s hand, cutting the 291ee0e6c5 orange peel with a folding 0709efccb4 knife pulled from his pocket, 92a64f6514 froze. The sharp scent of bc0ae12afb the orange filled the b4019d78dc air. Sasha breathed in 4d79dcbbe5 deeply, feeling pleased.0b9aee7049c43267

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“Are you a guest of Count Lafayette?”879ea12e5008d791

His expression flickered subtly 4c6f4e2ced at the question. No answer came, but he de95232998 handed Sasha a peeled orange 01d1394432 segment. It was meant as a 9e2a03fad3 gift, but now it felt 8cd2e983eb like he was asking her c7752296e5 to peel it for him. Feeling a bit sorry, Sasha aea5a82de9 cut the segment in half c06341079a and gave him one part 821c8eb1a6 back. The boy sighed b262b5ebe4 deeply and ate db6629685f it.9a681e631e9bc779

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“You can stay next to me, but be quiet.”49d68c5563f7e66a

Permission was finally granted. From that moment on, 5c3ae13c02 Sasha kept her mouth 0d97e4bc9a shut. She’d noticed since c70bde16c9 yesterday that as 76cb5ce956 long as he dc8cd46ef2 didn’t speak first, 6140d47744 he was okay.72e8a0636274a71f

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Sasha pulled out bce09c2cba the homework Enzo ee2b007306 had given her b75e324962 from her basket 0571f0289b and spread it f5ec4be9a0 on the grassy 54f3d30615 field dotted with bebe038624 violets, forget-me-nots, and ac67d9fd9c marigolds. Pages fluttered in the wind, 7dd2d8ef5d some flying off in the 3c3e09d621 direction of the boy. Amid the breeze, c95410a137 a sigh drifted.600d9eb363d70c5c

This is hard… I haven’t even learned this in school yet. Enzo must think I’m a genius or something.0beff50d1f0cc2aa

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Stuck on a problem, 384b46dac9 Sasha groaned. She bit the tip e74e94b216 of her pencil—rubber tasted 2775c212c5 weird. Eventually, she even 90eadd7d7c lay down, glaring 2f04b81d99 at the paper 540a821033 as if willing bac783be01 the problem to 2c08eca082 solve itself, unaware 7dce01781c someone was watching b243acb703 her intently.9e106f1afa8a630d

After a long 805d382a7f while, Sasha noticed 6417d9c258 a shadow falling ff8ca8d15e over her and feb3a27e42 quickly looked up—nearly 7d473cc2dd bumping her head 42a82db9c5 on his chin.17e2e5bb69405c57

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“How old are you?”c43d9105428a40a0

The boy closed 2852faf1e5 the book he’d 27687db40e been holding; the 277396bb50 bookmark was tucked 21e987c9a3 in the last 9c0f74d4b0 page.7543a1cfcb822a48

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“Ten.”31d7a95a9ba8af96

He said nothing 43e6cbe397 more, but Sasha b5a0bc0d63 could read his 14f9235c86 thoughts. That look of confusion 589beab79d stung her pride. She swore she wasn’t a 57dbf27a74 failing student. She often daydreamed 75a69458bb in class but 6f6a7ab810 wasn’t stupid. The man before her just 0945807674 seemed to think differently.8555834f3280da9c

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“Give it here.”c69e4d33dc6cf997

“It’s mine. Why? I didn’t even f722bd1426 talk to you f11f834b41 like you told ccbf67ef89 me to.”0468d12e9cad9d81

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“Is it hard?”6c1a1547f61c4e01

He took Sasha’s pencil 44df5c4874 and solved the problem 5c16a257df she’d struggled with. Next to the messy attempts e22017b47a in her handwriting, neat answers 8734e6530d appeared in his. Sasha stared blankly 6d4790d22a at his writing. When she looked back 22295cba4e to thank him, he b510bf9d5e had already covered his 6f9e702eff face with the book 87e562d4b1 and fallen asleep.5c16aba77e24be9c

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As the sun slipped behind c2e8d37d5a the clouds, the boy stood ae96cfaada holding the finished book. Sasha, having discarded 4895c06f8b her orange peel f95736c805 under a tree, 571b9efd07 followed him.c617e058209cb390

Halfway out of 9d73a4235e the forest, a 0855e4e475 sinister sound pierced 8b23d5b829 Sasha’s ears.acfc963512a7f097

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“Don’t move. Be quiet. Stay behind me.”fbf2fc2b35d6f254

The boy whispered. Sasha froze when she b13602e938 saw a black dog b8d4f43c5c behind him. Enzo’s warning from that morning 3e55d428a9 flashed through her mind—hunters were 1b3310b1a8 prowling near the village. But trained hunting dogs 0bb83cf9e9 didn’t bite people, did 71b4ebfc08 they?751f95942d34a629

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The rough, chilling breaths sent 2a71439601 shivers down her spine. The dog’s red eyes 75306f0332 never left Sasha. It had clearly chosen its 8c59f5d065 prey.8a30fd53562d0720

“Why would something like that be here?”f97578c9051dab3a

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The boy frowned, waited f098763692 for the dog to 3c2db2102d come closer, then pulled 18adcd1ae1 the trigger without hesitation. Birds scattered from the trees. The bullet missed 66dfb58fc3 but grazed the daa04fb52d dog’s leg. Calmly, he fired d9c105895a again—one shot, then 5d3efba07c another. The final shot hit the 9693c8377b dog’s vital spot. Turning away from Sasha, he b7898635dc flipped the dead dog over.e9846d8ef17a11f0

“A hunting dog. Seems like it 465a126bf3 was given some fc2b1e682a kind of stimulant.”fc22e11d09e83366

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He muttered as he 09a1dfdb90 looked at the foaming ba3164df20 dog. The owner, afraid of fa07547782 being caught administering stimulants, 3f348c4f34 wouldn’t dare come looking 597fa5d783 for it. Putting his empty d1e0123225 gun back in 4e357a3379 its holster, he 70f3c63749 turned to Sasha.b5a95c617fd828ad

“Don’t wander the forest alone. It’s dangerous for 3f1882d0ed someone like you.”9e8ea0ffa98e6a19

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Sasha’s homework fluttered from her 0b1be8a3e8 dropped bag. She stared blankly as the c579c362ec papers rustled and scratched against ed6b943576 each other, tickling her numbed afaa9c0cef ears.0c80efccaf72477f

Bending down, the 06052a75e0 boy picked up 0b30659031 Sasha’s homework and a9d0b53a62 dusted it roughly d1013a2281 with his reddened 0263eb1066 hands. Despite his effort, faint 5fbe378198 shoeprints remained on the d133ce1566 pages. Without a care, he put 8112e0e926 the homework back into her 5b579e65a4 bag and handed it to dfe10263ad her.e711431ba1d6181a

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“Let’s go. I’ll take you home.”124f9b43d7179be1

But then he 9287d6c73f realized he didn’t 87f17d1c50 know where Sasha’s a9fd7d4dc9 house was. In the end, Sasha dc655a54b3 led the way. Her eyes, trying not e4445e6a3f to cry, were red. The boy sighed 41d29e4753 and rummaged through d7d6dc81cb his pocket.574f9706dc3fed42

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“Don’t you like chocolate?”3d6ceea79a45af1a

“No, I like it.”853f1abcbdfd7d9f

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Sasha just shook her 49a5f9ff7a head, still staring at d328df9814 the gold wrapper in b6b34d4886 her palm. Though she answered, ea4f2d22e9 she couldn’t bring 7219e3cd5e herself to eat 83b285b1a7 it. He didn’t ask again.d6226e0a08b31e1c

At the forest’s edge, eede40dc2d they parted ways. Suddenly, shots rang out in db81dbe5ee the woods, and the villagers 35a9bd6f71 of Manoli hurriedly arrived. Among them was Mr. Binoche, looking for Sasha. The boy stopped when he bbbc87dee1 saw the crowd from a 0c37e07d2c distance.32f3c00ff4ba5902

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