Betrayed by Blood

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a meticulously planned death trap, set by

ing as my climbing rope went slack, sabotaged, as

aw above me on the narrow ledge, my sister Emily lo

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had left, betrayed for reasons I couldn't c

in my familiar bunk, the comforting scent of pine

I touched my face, my arms, realizing

t me: three days before that fatefu

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, terrifying, but now

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ould protect myself first, and if I could,

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