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ugh with sweat. My heart hammered against my ribs, a frantic d

lungs wouldn't cooperate.

d sky. The glint of a steel blade. My father's

kneeling in a field of bodies. His family. His warriors. His legs were twisted at impossible angles, sh

clumsy, numb. The glass slipped, splashing icy water over my hand and the polished wo

just

lt too real, a physical weight pressing down on my chest. It w

hat had plagued me my entire life. It kept my own wolf dormant, a silent passe

door to my r

her face as white as my sheets. She

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hard the word nearly broke apart. "There's...

courtyard, Pack messengers were running, their movements

isting in her apron. "Wolfpine Pass.

fpine Pass. The name was a key turning in a lock, conn

d, her eyes wide with horror. "They

vision began to blur. The blood-red sky from my

ngly strong. My voice was a dry ras

ore she even spoke, and it stole the air from my lungs for a sec

w and heavy, as if she were laying stones on a grave

ece clicked

e patterns on the ceiling s

visions, these glimpses of a future written

ed Pack, would break our engagement. This act of political pragmatism would be seen as the ultimate betrayal. It would

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to s

the encroaching darkness. But the betraya

ng, violent spasm that bent me in half. I pressed my ha

e, perfect flower of bright re

"Doctor! Get

. The world was fading. But one thoug

into the fabric. I used the last of my strength

ot... break the

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