~ASHTON~The icy water from the stream stings my face, sharp enough to cut through the haze in my head, or so I hoped. I cup another handful and fling it against my face, harder this time, as if the shock of cold might slap the madness out of me. It doesn't.My pulse is still hammering behind my ears, my chest tight, every breath tasting like panic and desperation. I'm losing it. I'm fucking losing it, and even though Hazel wasn't around to see, the cameras never stop rolling. Which meant my mate could be watching me right now in the comfort of her bed. Those bastards, the Soul Keepers, did it again. They dropped the announcement earlier like it was nothing, like they were giving us a gift instead of making us more miserable out here. Ariel is coming. My mate will be joining the hunt. She'll be here in less than a day, stepping into this cursed forest with Hazel and me.I don't want her here.Not because I don't miss her. Fuck, I miss her so much it feels like a blade lodged bet
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