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"I'm sorry, Judge." Baby Cade's gaze, initially tangled and confused, gradually became transparent and clear. After a long struggle within her mind, she had chosen the painful decision to stand against him. She glanced surreptitiously at the fearsome judge's mask he wore, wondering about the expression underneath the cold facade. The person before her scared her, a stranger she had always been unwilling to equate him with the Yves King she knew. However, the disturbing reality was staring her in the face, forcing her to accept it.
She took a moment to breathe before confessing her long-held feelings, "The person I love is Yves King, not you!"
