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It hardly mattered. She was tired of waiting for him to acknowledge who he was. Tired of donning a false mask of gaiety when she was so much more—felt so much more—beneath. No one had ever noticed her mask. No one but him. If he couldn’t or wouldn’t make the first move, then damn it, she would.
It hardly mattered. She was tired of waiting for him to acknowledge who he was. Tired of donning a false mask of gaiety when she was so much more—felt so much more—beneath. No one had ever noticed her mask. No one but him. If he couldn’t or wouldn’t make the first move, then damn it, she would.
Approximate author period: c. 1970 AD · modern
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- Elizabeth Hoyt
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- Approximate author period: c. 1970 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Elizabeth Hoyt: documented birth year 1970; activity date not established. Wikidata Q5362999, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5362999 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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