CEDAR BLAKE “Stop right there, you worthless Omega!”Their voices were loud, vicious, and far too close. I could hear them breathing hard behind me, their footsteps pounding the forest floor in hot pursuit. The leaves under my feet crackled as I ran, the sharp twigs slicing into my bare soles, but I didn't stop.I couldn't.My heart thundered in my chest, beating wildly with desperation. Sweat trickled down my forehead, stinging my eyes. My lungs burned with each gasp, but I pushed forward. I couldn’t afford to be caught.I must escape.I have to survive.I have to live.I repeated the words over and over like a sacred chant, trying to silence the sobs crawling up my throat. My mind screamed at me to focus. There was no room for weakness.You've got to live, Cedar. Promise me, you will. Do it. Swear it, now.My brother's final plea echoed in my skull, louder than the shouts behind me. I bit down hard on my cracked lower lip until I tasted blood, but I didn’t slow down. I didn’t look
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