The Monster I Once Loved

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eyes

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friends

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presence

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g her hand, her fac

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his only reaction

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.. I can't guarantee full recovery of function. Your

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in the air, h

. Her art

ke a fist with

a swollen, thr

table slipped from her trembling

oorway later, looking

idn't see what happened. Tor

eak, his explanat

vily bandaged hand,

ooks

at him, her

, Alex. They did this to

, a testament to their cruel