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作者: Charlie Eden
last update 公開日: 2025-09-29 17:18:38
AXEL

“That's impossible,” I breathe.

A creature killed two hundred years ago should be nowhere near our school grounds. Hell, it shouldn't exist.

“I said the same thing when we first tracked the beast's presence to Oakville, just south of here.” Shane shakes his head, like even he can't grasp the possibility of what he's saying. “Then it showed up in Ridgeclaw. And Cedar Falls. And Ashbrae.”

My parents. Agony clamps my chest for a moment, and I drag in a breath, shelving those thoughts to th
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