The betrayal had wounded her, but it had not broken her.
Truth had not arrived gently. It arrived when she was ready to stand.
And this time, she did not whisper back.
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The betrayal had wounded her, but it had not broken her.
Truth had not arrived gently. It arrived when she was ready to stand.
And this time, she did not whisper back.
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