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“It’s my heart,” Juni said

“I’m afraid so”

“Does thatwe can do?” Oliver asked

“You have to convince her it’s tio”

“I’ll startout my will now,” Juni said

“That’s not funny!”

“I’ She’s held on to you for two years, and you couldn’t even see her Now that she has a body just ripe for the picking, ould she leave?”

“Because that’s not who she is”

She snorted “I think you mean, that’s not who she was”

“Even with all the things she’s done, solimpses of it I just need to reach her,” he said

“Right, because you’re not biased”

The bitterness in her voice caught hiuard

“I’d think you’d be happy there’s still so left to save”

She crossed her arms over her chest, and clenched her jaw as she lapsed back into silence

“This is exactly what she wants,” Madeline said “She feeds off anger and resentment It’s her sole purpose in life now to push the two of you away from each other as she worms in and plants seeds of doubt and mistrust If you continue this way, she’s already won”