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45. Explosion in the Dark

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The heavy soles of my taped-up boots pounded against the frozen forest floor.

Leaves crunched, branches slapped across my face, and cold air burned in my throat like liquid fire. All around me, the forest was alive with pure terror. We were running blindly into the pitch-black woods, guided only by thin slivers of silver moonlight breaking through the dense canopy above.

Behind us, the sound was terrifying.

CRASH! CRUNCH!

Dareth wasn't just running; he was obliterating everything in his path. Th
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I hope Bellona doesn't shrink before Alpha Ashford anymore.
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