Elise ran.Branches tore at her arms and face as she stumbled through the forest, her breath breaking in sharp, ragged bursts. The world blurred—trees, fog, and the metallic scent of blood mixing in her nose. Every sound behind her was chaos: the clash of steel, the snarl of beasts, the scream of warriors meeting their deaths.Thea’s roar split the air again. It wasn’t just rage; it was pain, desperate and guttural. It echoed through the trees, through Elise’s chest, through everything she had left.“No,” Elise gasped, tripping over a root. She caught herself, palms digging into the dirt. Her fingers trembled as she tried to rise. “No, I can’t leave you—”But she remembered Thea’s last words, shouted over the carnage as she shoved Elise toward the forest’s edge.“Run! Don’t look back! Find the hidden clan—find Elsa! Go, Elise!”Elise’s tears burned as she forced herself up again. Her legs screamed for rest, but her heart screamed louder.“I can’t—” she whispered, her voice breaking as
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