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Chapter 207 Walking Among the Sentinels
No foreign consciousness had seized her body.
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Lyra was merely drawing on the hardships she had lived through back on Earth. Within the narrow scope of power she held, she pushed back against others as hard as she could.
As for her cold, unyielding demeanor? She was copying Hadrien, the version of him she had first met.
As the old saying goes, virtue takes a lifetime to build, but cruelty can be learned in an instant.
People who have endured unfairness and mistreatment know perfectly well which words and actions cut deepest.
hardened
She understood the ways of the world yet refused to become hardened by them.
Knowing how much harm those tactics could inflict, she had long held back her hurt and resentment, choosing kindness even when met with cruelty.
These past few days, though, she had started slipping on the mask of a harsh, unlikable person.
Like a defensive hedgehog, sharp and ready to lash out. Everyone got a prick, save for the few people she truly cared about,
She refused to be treated like a marionette with no will of her own.
With Hadrien no longer by her side, she had to learn to stand strong on her own.
What was more, she intended to get him free.
If she kept shrinking back and staying meek, she would sink into quicksand, slowly swallowed under the
mire.
“ Ms. Kaelin, we’ve arrived p>
Lior beat the outer Sentinels to it and pulled open the vehicle door for her.
Lyra normally typed out words of gratitude for even small courtesies, but not this time. She stepped out calmly.
Dozens of burning stares locked onto her. She stood there, cold and impassive.
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Towering, broad–shouldered, powerfully built Sentinels filled the space, thick with raw masculine energy.
At barely five feet three inches, slender and slight, Lyra looked like a tiny rabbit that had wandered straight into a wolf den, drawing countless hungry, coveting gazes.
Escort Sentinels formed a perimeter to clear a path. Yannis and Lior stayed close beside her.
Lyra walked through the crowd with a blank, emotionless face.
Only she knew how panicked she felt underneath.
For an introvert, stares coming from every direction were not invisible. They carried real, tangible weight, like heavy boulders pressing down on her shoulders.
The air itself felt compressed, her heart pulled tight with tension.
She kept her face neutral and stared straight ahead, pretending she was completely composed.
Only her eyelashes gave her away, drooping half–shut under the crushing pressure, resembling a black butterfly waiting passively for its end.
In that moment, Lyra ached for the sense of safety Hadrien always brought when he stood near. His broad, solid shoulders had seemed capable of shielding her from every outside threat.
Yet she knew the truth. From now on, she needed to generate that sense of safety for herself.
Her eyelashes fluttered once, then lifted. The black butterfly beat its wings, refusing to surrender without a fight.
She stepped forward, her strides steady and resolute.
“That’s the new Guide? Never seen her before p>
“Heard word a fresh Guide came in, just got off a ship today p>
“ Man, she’s tiny. Looks hardly older than a kid p>
“Where’d they dig her up? Has she even had enough to eat p>
“Don’t let her size fool you. She’s ice–cold p>
“Just got off a starship? What’s she doing here already? ”
Whispers rippled through the crowd.
Sentinels pressed closer, all desperate for a look at th
With luck, one of the
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“Hey! Quit shoving! She’s fragile! If you scare her, none of you could ever make up for it p>
“Fall back! Give her some room p>
“Have some self–respect. Don’t look so desperate p>
“ Says you. Wipe the drool off your chin first
“Cut the crap p>
“Who the hell pushed me p>
“Some klutz stepped on my foot p>
“What are you gawking at? You want a fight p>
“Oh, you think I’m scared of you p>
“Bring it on p>
“Go on then p>
“You make the first move p>
“Why me p>
“Shut up! The Guide’s looking this way p>
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Lyra pulled her gaze sharply away.
The noisy commotion reminded her of Building Three’s cell blocks.
Back then, Kyren only had eyes for his bitter rival Draven; the two traded constant jeers and insults.
Felix often got shouted down by Rhys and Marcel.
Rook snapped and yelled at anyone within reach.
Those outbursts never lasted long. His volatile temper spiked his contamination value, partial feral state kicked in, and he went quiet.
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Picking a fight here with just a handful of elite personal guards was wildly unrealistic.
What was more, Federation authorities would never let a Guide gain easy access to multiple Tier– 3S Sentinels, not when they wanted to keep Guides under their thumb.
Out of the corner of her eye, she scanned the faces on either side: some hard–edged and stoic, others young and fair–featured.
Had Hadrien meant something other than these men?
“Ms. Kaelin, please step into the elevator p>
Yannis‘ voice pulled her back to the present.
Lyra stepped inside without a word.
Yanris spoke again.
“ Sertinels fresh off missions constantly stream in here to book Guide purification sessions. They’re hot- blooded young men; huge crowds show up all the time. You really cannot go about without reliable guards close at hand p>
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