THE REJECTED BETA
A small, pale indentation that I had seen a thousand times in the moonlight and dismissed as a mere quirk of her skin.
Kaelen stopped a few feet away, his hands held out as if he were approaching a landmine.
"Astance, what was Hakan talking about? The High Passes? The healers? What exactly is going on?."
"I don’t know what’s going on, Kaelen!" I barked, my eyes never leaving hers.
Marie was shaking. Not the trembling of a victim, but the fine, high-frequency vibration of a bowstring drawn too tight. Her face was deathly pale, her eyes wide and dark, reflecting the flickering orange light of the wall sconces.
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