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Chapter Forty Four

Penulis: Jane dee
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The Thing at the Edge

Saxa

I don’t remember the walk back home. My legs move on instinct, the mark of my pal pulsing like a live wire underneath my skin. The memory of her—of that girl who looked like me, sleeping like she was dead, glowing like a sun beneath stone—staying burned behind my eyes.

When I finally step out of the trees, the pack house comes into view—only it’s not serene as usual, not even close.

Wolves dart between trees, fully shifted, fur bristling behind their necks. Shouts echo
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