The Woman They Tried To Erase

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itself had

preliminary tests be

a specific

and agreed t

Caleb, her sweet

dread from m

ut I knew her thoughts were

echoed in the shared consciousn

to keep him. Too

s done. I' ll make him

ng, so different from the gen

fore, subtle cruelt

ed a time,

istant. I' d ask

just feeling insecur

nothing wa

looks up to you, you know. She wo

a fool. M

ughts now c

ah. He always does. Men are so eas

ain, reinforcing the depth of hi

Caleb, her body lang

actured fear. "I' m so scared. Those Chimera people.

, her eyes glistenin

ay with you tonight? I

move, leveraging his

in the slight frown, th

. something. L

en

, a note of uncert

boundary, I' ll give

d you need your rest

imsy shield against her

voice breaking. "Just until I fa

elf closer, her

wn at their

umbled. I watc

A reluct

Just for a

quick to choose her comfort

de me was a c

a fresh wou

ng, a deep infectio

eglect, was like scraping away at

oulness of their choice

night, Caleb' s weakness... i

my way out of this mental prison an

ust an echo

' t watc

t Anna planned, what Caleb wo

myself, what litt

will, all my re

, the one window looking

pulled a thick, dark cur

ther. An

t, the sound, the fee

ng ob

son, I could at least refuse

awareness