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The day the Lane family's death sentence was commuted to exile, Winifred Carter threw my indenture contract right in my face. "Get back to your town and stop being an eyesore here." She turned away, but secretly slipped two hairpins of the finest quality into my hands. I didn't look back as I climbed onto the cart that would take me home. As we passed the marketplace, I saw Benjamin Carter, once the untouchable heir, now bloodied and dragged behind a horse. I felt the two icy hairpins pressed against my chest, gritted my teeth, and jumped off the cart.