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92 The Sides

Penulis: Karima Sa'ad Usman
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Natalie

Raven’s reaction was instant. She choked on her breath, coughing hard as her eyes widened.

“What?” I asked, heart picking up speed.

She blinked. “Most strigoi tributes don’t survive the turn. They die.”

I went still.

“I freaked out too,” she added, more gently now. “When I found out what my family was part of, I screamed. I cried. I hated them for not telling me. But after spending time around the Strigoi, I started to feel... lucky. Alive, at least.”

She paused, brushing a blade of grass between her fingers.

“With the weres, it’s safer. You stay human—mostly. But once you’re marked, you’re bound to the Alpha. You think together. Move together. It’s like being one body with a hundred minds. Werewolf tributes don’t shift, but if they’re mated, they share strength with their partner. They birth strong pups. Legacy stuff.”

She waved it off like it was too much to explain, like she’d had to explain it one too many times.

“It’s all complicated, and honestly... I’m sick of talking a
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