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Chapter Nine

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Bella POV

The sting on my wrist made me jolt awake. I hissed and clutched my arm as fire pulsed beneath my skin. The moonlight spilled through the window, illuminating the faint glow of a crescent mark that seared into my flesh.

"What the hell?" I exclaimed in shock, throwing off the sheets. My heart hammered as I stumbled into the bathroom, flipping on the light switch.

The mark shone in the mirror, just under my skin like it’s always been there. I grabbed a towel, ran it under cold water, and scrubbed as hard as I could. But it doesn’t fade.

I began to panic and I could feel my throat tightened. Nothing in the moment made any sense.

Then, I saw a woman with silver hair. Her lips barely moved, but her voice echoed in my head.

“Seven nights until the Blood Moon. Choose him… or lose everything.”

I gripped the sink, gasping for breath as the vision faded away. My pulse thrummed wildly, drowning out the stillness of the night.

Choose who? And why the hell does it feel like I already kno
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