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Chapter Fifty-Six
I walked up and approached the stump slowly, unsure if I even wanted to proceed.
Just being here made me feel sick. Ever since coming back, I'd always purposely avoided this place, knowing it would dredge up memories that already haunted me more than enough.
And that's exactly what was happening.
I could see flashes of it all happening before me again as if it were real. An alternate reality where I was convicted of a wrongful death.
I saw the faces of the pack members as they stared at me with such malice, parting the crowd to let me walk up. I saw the Elders sitting in the chairs assembled in a semicircle... and, of course, Aleric and Thea. Thea who was seated in the Luna's seat.
In a daze, I continued to walk forwards, the large oak stump beckoning me on like an old friend. Had I become delirious? When was the last time I had even slept? The combination with my weakened state probably wasn't doing me any favours as it all felt so real.
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