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Chapter 20 : A Fight Worth Losing

Author: Pixie Snow
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-03-30 04:48:52

Tessa POV

Pain pulsed through my body, radiating from every point of impact, but I didn’t fall. I wouldn’t.

The she-wolf in front of me was breathing hard, her lips curled in a cruel grin. Blood smeared her knuckles - my blood.

“She’s already swaying.”

“Pathetic.”

“She won’t last much longer.”

Their voices dug into my skin like claws, ripping at the fragile threads holding me together. They wanted me broken. Weak. Unworthy.

I spat blood onto the stone floor and lifted my chin. “Still standing.”

The murmurs in the crowd grew louder. The she-wolf’s grin widened, dark amusement flashing in her eyes. “Not for long.”

She surged forward. This time, I met her head-on.

I blocked her first strike, but her second slipped through, her fist slamming into my ribs. White-hot pain exploded in my side, but I didn’t retreat. I twisted, using the force of her blow to spin and drive my elbow into her ribs. A satisfying grunt left her lips as she stumbled a step back.

A small victory. But not enough.

She
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Kinda ironic. She flees abuse to pick a guy who watches while she’s pummeled by someone else? Mkay.
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