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Langston

Why is Liesel trying to protect me? That’s my job

I’ve threatened her life

Killed her fiancé

Gottenher I never would

I’ve been awful to her And yet, she still protects me I won’t let her It’s my job to defend her

“No, Liesel,” I plead for her not to do this, not to offer up herself to protect me in any way I want to call her huntress, but I dare not use my nickname for her in the presence of these horrible men

She doesn’t even hesitate as she walks out of the room It’s almost as if she doesn’t even hear me

The door is shut after she leaves A roar of pain rips through ed up state, it doesn’t leave , and s to ets lost between s My muscles feel like jello

I fall forward, trying to go after her

“Easy there, don’t injure yourself on our watch We’ll have our asses ripped if there is a single new uards left in my room says

“Just wait until the drugs have worn off; you till be the first to die,” I threaten

The s wear off? We knohat you are capable of, which is e have to keep drugging you We aren’t stupid enough to let that happen”

They plan on keeping ed