"Q," he said, his voice warm and sweet as honey.
"You were a child at 9. A child at 12. When you left here at 17, you were barely beyond childhood. He did the right thing."
It stung to say it, but it was true.
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"Q," he said, his voice warm and sweet as honey.
"You were a child at 9. A child at 12. When you left here at 17, you were barely beyond childhood. He did the right thing."
It stung to say it, but it was true.