The Bite Of Destiny

d gasps. My soaked hair clung to my face, mixing with the blood seeping from the wound on my arm. Every step

ce barked behind me, the sound slic

for any chance of escape. The pounding footsteps of my pursuers grew louder, closer. My heart

abyss below. The waterfall roared, an untamed force crashing against the jagged rocks beneath it. I skidded to a halt, my chest rising and falli

was not

er, Mont

d just beyond the tree line, his silhouette framed by the darkness. His sharp features were partially obscured by the downpour, but his pierc

carried over the storm as if the elements themselves bow

knew everything. But he didn't understand-he never had. If the truth got out, it

s," I whispered, my voice barely

, the corner of his lips curving into a

ed so loudly I could barely think, barely breathe. There was no way out of this, no

oser. "You don't hav

but he was gone. Whatever softness had once existed in his

eath, I let my lips c

destro

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