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Chapter six

Author: Riri Pearl
last update publish date: 2026-06-21 02:34:11

"Oh mine, are you okay?"

"Someone call 911!"

"Do not touch them! They might have spinal injuries," a woman shouted from the sidewalk.

"I have got dispatch on the line," a man replied frantically.

"Did you see that? That truck came out of nowhere."

Selene's face was buried against my shoulder, her body trembling. Her fingers dug into my shirt like claws.

"Selene," I said gently.

She lifted her head, and for just a split-second, her eyes flashed gold. Then she blinked and they were normal again.
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