The silver bars burned through my palms like acid as I pried at the cage with desperate strength. Each touch seared my flesh, but I didn't care. Nothing mattered except reaching my son.When I finally created an opening large enough to pull him through, my hands were ribbons of torn flesh and bone. But the sight that greeted me made my injuries meaningless.Blood. So much blood pooled beneath the tiny cage that it looked like a crimson lake. And in the center lay my little boy, his small body pale as winter snow."No, no, no..." I whispered, gathering him into my arms. His skin was ice cold against my chest. "Please, baby, please wake up."I pressed my ear to his chest, listening desperately for any sound of life. Silence.This had to be a nightmare. Just this morning he'd been tugging at my skirt, begging me to make his favorite pancakes. His bright laughter had filled our home.Now he lay motionless in my arms, his little fingers already stiff.I stumbled through the pack grounds, cl
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