(Author's Suggested Chapter song. Max Richter – "On the Nature of Daylight")
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The moment Soren caught Handler, Ratler and Slacker were instantly exposed.
However, none of them acted, afraid that Soren was actually going to hurt Handler.
And that was when Vinegar spoke...
Soren could not believe what he had heard from Vinegar.
They were willing to kill her and harvest her organs to treat their true family, and she was okay with it?
He could tell—she was either crazy or broken inside.
"And what about me?" Soren muttered.
She paused. But only a bit.
The words came—stammering.
"I... I don't... want to lose anyone I love again. These three years have been the best time of my life. I always knew it was too good to be true.
I can't possibly be that lucky." She chuckled lightly at herself. "If this is the price I have to pay for those three happy years.
Then... then so be it."
To Soren, that laugh was the most pitiful thing he had ever heard.
