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It\u2019s a shame,\u201d Margaret sighed, her voice dripping with that peculiar brand of poison she disguised as sympathy. She smoothed a stray hair from her forehead. \u201cLiam has such\u2026 specific features. The\u00a0<\/span>Harrison<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0jawline, the eyes. It will be so difficult for the child if he comes out looking too different. People talk,\u00a0<\/span>Elena<\/span><\/strong>. In our circles, they always talk.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t flinch. I had spent three years training myself not to react to her barbs. Margaret fed on emotion; she was a vampire of insecurity. If you bled, she feasted.<\/span><\/p>\n

I adjusted my veil, meeting her gaze in the reflection of the mirror. \u201cDNA is a funny thing, Margaret,\u201d I said softly. \u201cIt always tells the truth eventually. Even when people try to bury it deep underground.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s a shame,\u201d Margaret sighed, her voice dripping with that peculiar brand of poison she disguised as sympathy. She smoothed a stray hair from her forehead. \u201cLiam has such\u2026 specific features. The\u00a0Harrison\u00a0jawline, the eyes. It will be so difficult for the child if he comes out looking too different. People talk,\u00a0Elena. In our circles, they…<\/p>\n

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