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Rafe

She had gone back to her protective state. Barely talking and when she did, it was either ‘yes’, ‘no’ or that phrase that I hate, ‘I’m fine’. She had completely shut down and I can’t even figure out what it was that I had said. I had only told her the truth. Was the truth too much for her?

In my office, Vesper stares at me. “Are you sure you didn’t do anything?” she demands. “She was chatti