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Chapter 8: Blood in the Forest

Author: Barros Freile
last update publish date: 2026-03-01 09:52:37

EMILI

I didn’t answer immediately. Not because I didn’t remember the name, but because I couldn’t get enough air. My mouth was full of blood, my wrists raw, and my body hurt so badly that every breath felt like a knife between my ribs.

“They said her name was Ivanna,” I managed to say. “I don’t know who she is.”

The Lican let out a growl that made the ground vibrate beneath my knees. He turned toward the mangled bodies around us as if considering killing them all over again.

I remained on the g
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