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81. For Now 

Author: Medara
last update publish date: 2026-06-16 22:26:38

🦊 Melanie POV

I ran as if possessed—branches tearing at my face and hands, my bare feet hurting every time I stepped on a sharp stone.

Howls followed me from behind. My pursuers were getting closer every second, but I did not look back. I needed to reach the clearing before they got to me.

So I ran harder, faster, pushing my aching body beyond its limits.

But it did not really matter—I was in human form, and they were wolves. Big. Dark. Hunting.

Me.

My heart was beating so loudly that I
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