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MARIANA

His words swirled in my mind, unsettling me in ways I couldn't fully explain.

What did he see in me?

Why did he think I was hiding?

I wasn't anyone special.

I was just a girl who worked in a bookshop.

I didn't belong in this world—his world.

And yet, sitting there in front of him, I couldn't help but feel like something inside me was shifting.

"Why are you doing this?" I asked, my voice barely steady. "What do you want from me?"

He watched me for a long moment, his eyes unreadable.

"I want you to see the truth, Mariana. About yourself. About the life you've been living."

"I don't understand," I whispered, my heart pounding in my chest.

"You will," he said softly, standing up and walking over to me. "But first, you need to make a choice."

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