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CHERRY STARED AT THE man. She was reminded of a time, decades ago, when she’d been in his place. She’d been the angry, bitter one, and Cariad had been the interviewer. How she’d hated Cariad at that moment. She’d hated all Woken but especially the woman Ethan loved. Their relationship had improved later, when she’d accepted Ethan was as principled and sincere in his feelings as he was in everything else, and the lines between Gens and Woken had blurred.
Time changed things.
Except maybe in this case.
“What if I refuse to tell you?” the man repeated, snapping at her. “What then?!”
She slammed the interface on the desk. “What do you expect me to say, huh? What exactly am I supposed to say? I’m in the same situation as you. We all are. We’re just trying to make things a little
