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Chapter 105

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The gold was cold, but it didn't just stay on my skin. It crawled into my throat. It tasted like old pennies and blood. My legs were gone, replaced by heavy, golden claws that cracked the floor. I looked at my hands and screamed, but the sound that came out wasn't a woman's voice. It was a roar that shook the pipes on the walls.

"Hazel! No! Fight it!" Bryan yelled.

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