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CHAPTER 23

Lira's POV:

My hand hovered over my plate, the fork suspended mid-air.

Mrs. Blackwood.

Eloise's words still rang in the air like a joke dipped in truth, daring me to play along.

I should've rolled my eyes, I should've brushed it off with a sarcastic quip. I should've laughed and gone back ...