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MAEVE

My heart hurt all over from having her in front of me. She looked at me with so much hurt in her eyes, like I was nothing short of a stranger.

"Tessa," I called softly, holding onto the bars.

She wouldn't even come close to the cell but kept a safe distance, as though it was possible for me to touch her through the bars.

Seconds passed. She didn't utter a word to me.

"Tessa... I didn't