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Chapter 29
VANESSA POV
24.24, young human girls. Each one of their expressions is emotionless and cold. None of them are showing me an ounce of fear, but I really shouldn't be surprised. These girls have lived my worst nightmare. Lived it and survived."Each of you will receive the bite. Each of you will experience extreme pain for the next few hours. And when the clock hits midnight, you will shift. Whether your body completes that shift is the question. If it doesn't, you die," Hilda explains in her emotion-hidden voice that used to terrify me.Only now, after studying her for weeks, can I see that she cares. The slight dilation of her pupils plus the twitch in her hands are dead giveaways. Hilda is scared for them. I grin internally. Hilda cares. She cares, but she refuses to show it. She turns to me, and our eyes lock."When you bite, hold for about 45 seconds. It is different than marking or biting in battle. You need to flex your fangs, feel them.
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