[ Why in all the world is someone touching her? She didn't ask anyone to touch her?
But, for all the rage curdling in Dahlia's gut — not just because of this stranger, but the line down her throat and so much of how this city works — she manages to look over with all the confused innocence in the world. ]
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But, for all the rage curdling in Dahlia's gut — not just because of this stranger, but the line down her throat and so much of how this city works — she manages to look over with all the confused innocence in the world. ]
... Do you need something?