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They were, Meg acknowledged The other women were all

blondes They looked like soh fashion

ht She carried around

an extra five or ten pounds that never seeo away She was an

overblown hourglass in a world where svelte orshipped

Beck frowned It did nothing to mar the perfection of his face

“Are you cruel, then, love? Funny, I wouldn’t have thought that of

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you It’s mean to point out their flaws They can’t help that they don’t

get enough to eat Why do you think they’re here selling themselves?”

“You don’t want her, Your Highness,” a soft voice said Meg

looked over to see the blonde nearest her staring at Beck “She is

vicious She yells at the little ones and is cruel to them You cannot

to you”