SERAPHINA Every time I looked at my mom, my heart squeezed with pure terror. She was still so weak, but she was breathing. She was alive. And right now, that's all that matters.I kept telling myself that my silence was keeping her safe. I was carrying the heaviest secret in the world, burning a hole in my chest, but as long as Beta Harold stayed away from our lives, it was worth it. I would suffer in silence forever if it meant keeping her alive.Then, one morning, the tiny bit of peace we had was ripped away.The wooden door to our house was kicked open with a loud bang. The force of it shook the whole frame of the house.Four heavily armed pack guards marched inside. They were huge, wearing their warrior armor, and their faces were completely blank, cold as stone. I knew these men. They used to nod at me when I walked past the guard towers. Now, they looked at me like I was a monster."What are you doing? Get out of our house!" I shouted, dropping the bundle of firewood I was ho
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