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Chapter 0071
Hannah
A few days later, there was a knock on the front door that madejump. My heart started pounding as set
down the book | had been reading and crossed the living room to answer it.
The delivery man didn’t even have tto say anything before | snatched the plain cardboard box from his
hands, quickly thanked him, and slammed the door shut again, locking it behind me. | knew exactly what was
inside that box without even having to check
| carried it upstairs and into my personal en suite bathroom, my fingers trembling slightly as | used the tiny pair
of bathroom scissors to cut through the tape sealing the box closed. Sure enough, there was my usual order from
WhiteRabbit-enough diet pills to lastat least another month. Maybe two if | really rationed them out.
As | stared down at the stark white bottles filled with those little blue tablets that had been my crutch for so
many years, | felt a churning of various different emotions in my gut: guilt, excitement, relief, anger, sadness...
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Part of me, the more sane and logical part, was already mentally preparing to march right over to the bathroom
and flush every last one of them down the toilet. Just like | had promised myself-no, promised my child, the Moon
Goddess, the counselor and the other women in the eating disorder support group- that | would do if | ever felt
the urge to relapse again.
But the other part of me, the darker and more insidious part... that part was whispering that | should hang onto
them. Just in case of an emergency; after all, what if | suddenly put on a bunch of weight during the pregnancy?
They didn’t have to be gone for good, not really.
My grip tightened ever so slightly around the bottle as that evil voice took hold of me. | could feel the
granted me.
familiar itch, that nagging craving for control over my body that the pills had alwae. | could feel the
Just a few wouldn't hurt, right? | could take them and still be in control this time, | lied to myself. Not like before. |
would wait this time, | would wait until it was absolutely necessary. And then they would be here, waiting.
Eventually, with shaking hands and a shuddering breath, | tucked the bottles deep inside the back corner of the
medicine cababove the bathroom sink and hid them behind a few other things.
Out of sight, out of mind, | thought to myself... for now, at least. Just in case.
| felt sick with myself as | closed the medicine cabdoor, gritting my teeth against the wave of shthat
washed overupon seeing my reflection staring back atin the mirror. So much for being strong. So much
for getting better,
That night, | spent an hour staring at my gaunt reflection in the bathroom mirror, clutching my knees to my chest
as | cried silent tears until my eyes stung and my throat felt raw.
Out of sight... Out of mind.
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The sound of a knock on my bedroom door causedto look up from my phone. “Cin,” | called out, even
though | already knew who it was.
A moment later, my handmaid stepped into the room. “Are you ready, Luna Hannah?” she asked, her eyes roving
over my sleek black dress. “Alpha Noah is waiting in the car.”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm| sighed and nodded, standing and smoothing down my dress. | had picked something plain and unassuming to
wear to tonight's dinner party-one of Noah's old friends had just bought a new house and was throwing a
housewarming party, and of course we were expected to attend.
“I'm ready.”
A little while later, Noah and | were pulling up to the front of his friend's new house. It was a sleek modern house
with a perfectly-manicured front garden, a Scandinavian sort of design with light wood accents against the dark
metal. Not really my style, but it was nice.
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