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Sixteen

Penulis: Goldie
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2025-10-10 23:40:29
LIRA

I woke up slowly and for a moment I did not know where I was.

The bed was too soft. The air smelled different, and cleaner, without the stench of rot and fear that had always clung to Blackwood.

Then it all came back and my chest tightened.

Wildfangs. The Alpha House. Three mates I could not have.

I sat up and saw a tray of food on the small table beside the bed. Bread, cheese, some kind of meat, fruit, and a cup of water.

My stomach growled so loudly it hurt and I realized I had barely eat
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