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Almost Lost

Penulis: Little Rose
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-01-21 04:07:40

Ember Frost’s POV

Her explanation matched what little I could still remember, almost too closely. That alone made me feel relieved. At least my head was clear now, clear enough to feel fear at what I might’ve become back then. If greed and hunger had fully swallowed me, if I’d lost myself for just a little longer… I don’t even want to think about it. If I had harmed one of my own, I wouldn’t have been able to live with myself.

“When the mark reacted, I knew right away that something was wrong,”
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