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“You can’t leave?”

“I’erous Last tiaze “Never ht me back”

“How did you escape?”

His amber eyes stared into her soul Co hih she had never confided with anybody “I released five attack trained Doberman pinchers” She lowered her voice to a whisper “They killed a handler…a friend…who tried to stop theuards cauards died The other survived hed “That was ten years ago when I was fifteen years old A rebellious teenager”

He frowned “But they keep you prisoner?”

“More like a curfew As long as I get pero”

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“That’s called probation” He frowned “Are you allowed to visit your family?”

“I don’t have a family”

“Everyone has a family”

“Until Director Giles found ie mother”

“He adopted you?”

“Technically, he was uardian, but no, he never acted like a real father”

“If you could, would you leave?”

“Part of er to others” And targeted for execution