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Chapter 4

Author: Jess Dawson
last update publish date: 2025-11-15 05:28:16
Zahra's POV *** 3 months earlier***

My legs ache and my lungs burn, but I keep running. The kilometres tick by. I am on the perimeter circuit this morning, the one that skirts all of Night Howlers, not just the academy grounds. It is five a.m. and the forest is quiet except for my footfalls and the rhythm of my breath and the early morning birdsong. These pre-training runs are the only thing that quiets my head.... well, sort of.

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