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months

phia, th

te was in a few days. The free clinic doctor told me the baby was in a b

ed. But I didn't go. B

... never came. Not a single cent. I had exhausted my meager savings, got kick

. I would rather die than hear him

sn't much, but if I ate less, I could survive. More importantly, I sa

werewolf senses caught the acrid scent

The building is

door. The hallway was a nightmare of thi

aw me and screamed. "Wh

grab my worn-out backpack. But

, but the neighbor grabbed my arm.

had starved myself for, saved penny by penny for my pup!

om her grasp and l

ove me. A burning wooden support beam

. The beam crashed down, blocking th

ne! Le

ead desperately. I

n of fire straight at me. Fire-a wolf's most primal fear. Instinctive

es caugh

just to survive. My healing factor was completely dormant. A searing, white-hot agony ex

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