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a void. It was col

death?* I

the emptiness like the clash of wind chimes

a sharp hook pullin

my eyes fl

all, dimly lit room that smelled of dr

d," a soft

a

, pulsing green light-hedge magic. Maya wasn't just a Beta; her grandmother had b

y throat felt like s

your heart stopped in the infirmary. Ethan... he told them to put y

t now. It wasn't the hot, chaotic fire of heartb

am I

arting to the door. "I sensed it. Your wo

sheen. The pain in my leg was gone. I pulled back the blanket. The skin wh

ing sweat from her forehead. "It did

eyes and l

she wasn't the small,

ite as fresh snow on a mountain peak. Her eyes

the realization hitting

lineage of the Moon Goddess. A symbol of

k I'm dead

empty coffin this morning. Ethan

trong. Stronger than I had ever felt in my life. Every sense felt dia

backpack. "If Ethan finds out you're alive, and wh

ht. I was a

t a folder. "New ID. Cash. A bus ticket to the

. The face was mine, bu

ia C

tongue. It sounded strong. Indep

who passes you, you'll smell like a regular human. You have to take it every day unti

ke a lifeline. "Thank you, Maya.

g in her eyes. "And one day, come ba

ightly. "I wil

ack lands. I didn't look back at the Pack House. I

eet hit the pavemen

Omega. I was Olivia Carter. And I had a w