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CHAPTER 18: The Art of Pretending

Alora’s POV

I woke up in the morning in a fog of guilt and apprehension.

I didn't want this strange place to suck me in. Yes, I had a roof over my head, food to eat, but I also knew that was not all life had to offer me, and staying here would defeat the reason I left the orphanage in the fir...