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“But you have to survive this. You have to fight. For her. Knox, please, for Elara…” Knox slowly stood, swaying slightly. He raised his fists again. And the nightmare continued.

Upon seeing this, my family couldn't hold back any longer and charged forward. A huge fight broke out in earnest. The scene instantly descended into chaos. Everyone in my family was incensed. They showed no mercy to the Bakers. So, each person picked their target and fought with all their might. The situation grew more and more chaotic until, by the end, it was clear that my family had the upper hand and was pummeling the Bakers mercilessly. Even my eight-year-old nephew managed to land several solid kicks. The fight only stopped when the village chief, Richard Anderson, rushed over in a panic and broke it up.

Every second felt like punishment. Still, somewhere deep inside, I kept hoping for a miracle. But this world doesn’t give you miracles. It takes, and takes—until you stop fighting back. And maybe that’s what I need to do now. Stop fighting. Start surviving. Because what mattered most now… wasn’t me. It was the tiny life inside me. I placed a trembling hand on my stomach, my heart breaking all over again. “I have to protect you,” I whispered. “No matter what.”

"Promise me." "I promise. If you die I'll keep fighting. Keep building. Keep making your death mean something. But Freya?" I tilt her face up. "You're not dying. Neither of us is dying. We're surviving. Together. Because that's what we do. We survive. We fight. We win. Together. Always together." "Always together." She agrees. Though we both know it's a promise we might not be able to keep. Tomorrow is unpredictable. One or both of us might not survive. Might not make it. Might die fighting for what we believe in.

"Don't talk like you're going to die." "Someone has to." I cup his face. "Just know. These last few weeks. Building this. Being with you. It was worth everything." I kiss him. Deep. Desperate. Final. When we break apart, both of us are crying. "When we survive," Callum says, "we're building that future. Together." "When we survive," I agree. "But first we fight." I return to the west flank. Take my position. Check my weapons one last time.

I said, even though I didn’t have any money left. But I could sell the villa—it's mine. I heard a mocking laugh. And that was all. No one talked. The front screen lit again and a running red font appeared simultaneously with the sound from earlier: [Congratulations! You have been selected for the Survival Game. Make sure you entertain your audience to get extra hearts.] A chill ran down my spine. Adrenaline peaked to its climax and my body trembled. “Extra what?” I snapped. But it seemed nobody cared to answer.

That was why he lay with Christine in his arms with open eyes, staring at the ceiling. “There’s nothing much to talk about, Sweetheart. I’m just glad to be here with you.” When he saw the firearms pointing at them, his first thought was this was it – this was how it ends. You got your hopes up for a happy ever after and this is what you get. To die on the street like a dog. Only he didn’t die. He reacted because he couldn’t bear to leave without holding his son in his arms, having the woman he loved next to him. He was no hero it was pure survival instinct.

"How? How do we do that? How do we make that happen?" "We expose him. We tell our story. We show the world what he's doing. We show the world the truth. We show the world who he really is." "And if that doesn't work? What if nobody believes us? What if he wins?" "Then we keep fighting. We never stop. We never give up. We never surrender. We survive like we always have. We survive like we always will." That night, he holds me close. His arms are around me. His face is in my hair. His breath is warm on my neck. His heartbeat is steady against my back.

For a moment, I almost feel peaceful. But I’m not finished. I tell myself this, over and over, even as my vision tunnels and the moon wobbles in the sky. You don’t get to quit now. You didn’t let them run you out of town, you didn’t let the drunks or the grief or the bullshit kill you. Don’t start now. I drag in one last breath, sharp and sweet as battery acid. I survive. I will survive. The world goes black, and I fall into it.

"No. It was exactly right. They needed to hear it. Needed to believe the fight was for something more than just survival." "Is it? More than survival?" Rhea studied me. "You tell me. Are you fighting tomorrow because you have to? Or because you want to build what you just described?" I thought about the Blue Moon survivors. About Olivia organizing the settlement. About Jasmine finding purpose in protecting others. About Lycans who had started seeing wolves as equals instead of threats. "Both" I said. "I am fighting because I have to. But I am fighting for what comes after." "Good answer."