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SEVENTY THREE

Penulis: Joy Teo
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ALAYNA’s POV

Ezra’s hand is a vice around my wrist, his fingers digging into my skin as he drags me through the dungeon walls and out into the open. I twist and struggle, my feet slipping against the smooth stone floor.

“Let go of me! Let go of me, now!”

Of course he does not let me go. Since when does a tyrant listen to anyone weaker than him? Ezra does not even look at me. His jaw is locked, carved from ice, his body rigid under that black shirt, muscles coiled like he's holding back violence with every breath.

He continues forward, the wind picking up as he pushes through the thick trees and down a dirt trail that slices through the trees, sending birds scattering into the skies above. Soon, the mansion looms behind us and the wild cliffs stretch ahead, carved from wind and fury. I know this path, I saw it from the window of Drake’s bedroom.

Dread fills me, I do not like what is coming.

“Stop! Where are

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