“One, don’t start a fight, but if you have to fight, make sure you finish it. Two, if you have to fight, make sure they bleed. Three, if you really have to kill someone, do it in private so it’s easier to hide the body.” I finish ticking our family rules off on my fingertips, and my mother gives me a beaming smile of approval. “Good. Though technically, you forgot that you’re supposed to finish the fight without gaining any injuries yourself,” she reminds me, tugging the skirt of my baby blue wrap dress so that it lies straight against the white tights covered in blue flower petals I’m
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