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at sixteen. She wasn't the trembling wolf who'd watched her vi

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flinch. "I'v

my face, and insulted me all in one n

me and threw me in a ston

like he wanted to

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no," she said, standing slowly. "

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cked. "Why are

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the slip. "So

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ories either. Just... echoes.

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d die

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had those

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on snapping between them. He t

d, "You have no idea w

d him, Avelyn's spine sagged j

as w

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didn't

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ltar. A voice whispering, Cho

tted he

were gettin

ways starte

again. Lighter

it wasn

t gave h

a

of bread, fruit, and wa

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from her on the cold floor.

oo

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lder. "The crescent. Glows

aid n

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d his head

her hands. "I don

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et hi

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lse th

omething loose inside her. A

side, her w

t doome

saved

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e it

escent

s if responding to some

ouche

th her feet tremble

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troyer.

away, hea

ll was happ

stood frozen. He hadn't m

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