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Becca’s lungs burned as she pressed herself deeper into the narrow space behind the collapsed shelves.Dust clung to her hair and skin, mixing with sweat and blood she didn’t know was hers or someone else’s. The air was thick with smoke, fear, and sickness all feeling choking and heavy. Around her, the orphans whom she was taking care of before the attack huddled together in terrified silence, their small bodies shaking, some too weak even to cry.Mira crouched beside her, one arm protectively curved around a little girl whose skin was far too pale, her breathing shook faintly in her chest.“Quiet,” Mira whispered again, though no one had made a sound.The hideout shook.A distant explosion sent loose stones tumbling from the ceiling. One hit the ground close enough that Becca flinched, instinctively wrapping an arm around her stomach.A fresh wave of fear rolled through her as she thought about her baby.“How did they find us?” Becca whispered, her voice barely more than breath.Mi

Becca stumbled as rough hands dragged her forward.Her wrists were bound tightly behind her back, iron cuffs biting into her skin with every step. Each tug from the soldiers made the restraints dig deeper, a constant reminder that she was no longer in control.Mira was beside her, pushed forward just as brutally, her shoulder slamming into Becca’s as they were forced through the forest clearing where torches were like watchful stars.Becca’s heart hammered painfully in her chest, not just from fear, but from the desperate ache twisting low in her belly.Her thoughts screamed Eugene’s name over and over, each heartbeat filled with dread.Where was he? Was he alive?“Slow down!” Mira snapped as one of the soliders pushed her forward again, nearly pulling her off her feet. “Are you blind or just stupid?”The soldier answered by pushing her harder.Becca hissed as Mira collided with her again. She twisted her head, trying to see behind them, trying to catch even a glimpse of Eugene or Max