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a guard came in with a t

self something to eat. I was sure Dominick had something to do

t to a rat living in the walls of the cell. So nothing happened to it, but I was still hesitant.

the food, untill t

cold stone floor, my back pressed against the damp wall,

rds still ech

ll nee

exhaled sharply, shaking my head. Thinking wouldn't get me out of here. I needed to

could escape this one too.I had to.No one was coming to save me. No one ever did. Slowly,

kin. Come on... A sharp snap-then relief. My hands were free. I didn't was

he first voice grumbled. "Why's the boss keeping her alive?" The sec

r something to eat " the first guard ask

me to eavesdrop. I reached down, pulling a small pin fr

it. I pushed the door open just enough to peek through. The two guards stood a few feet a

his head against the wall. He crumpled instantly. The second guard turned, eyes widening, but I was faster. I grabbed his knife, twisting it from h

sed.Silent, qu

didn't stop to think. I grabbed one of their coats, throwing it ov

ike a maze.Torches flickered along the stone walls, casting e

of crates, holding my breath as two men walked past. "...The bos

st a thief. Right? I shook the thought away and moved in

ck with tension as I moved through the darkness, my heart pounding like a drum in

Or so I thought.I had run far from the prison, using the cover of night to disappear i

kept moving. I had lived in the streets before-I knew how to disappear. I just needed to

It felt as though... I was being watched. I picked up my pace, my fingers tightening around the amul

beside me, the moonlight barely touching its depths. But I knew what I saw.I wasn'

. But they weren't Dominick's men. No-these wolves carried a different scent, one that reek

dea who they were, but one thing was clear-they weren't here to talk. The leader's eyes flickered to my amu

t them take it. My mother died protecting this amulet. I

at me.I barely dodged, twisting to the side, but anothe

h

d, stumb

Too weak. I was only human. It was a fight for Survival. They surrounded me. I fought with everyt

t again. I hit the ground hard, gasping as pain shot th

and. "Don't worry, you are still needed alive." with a smi

mense that it made my lungs seize. The werewolf leader froze, his entire body locking up. H

nger.Then-- From the roof tops. A figure emerged from the darkness.He

es shrank back.One of them let out a strangled gasp. "...It can't be..."

neel." The command slammed into the air with invisible force. The werew

face.I knew that voice.I knew who he was. But why was he

which I thought was just weakness due to fatigue, unaware t

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t blurry, I was able catch sight of s

sm