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181 She knew this ache. She had felt it only once before, but not nearly as intense as this. It had come from the first Wolf she ever saw, the one with the scars running across his chest in jagged lines. _You_ bitch_! I tried to be_ nice_, and this...
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180 "No..." That was all Ander had time to say. Banno lunged forward, jaws working, teeth snapping. The tines of the pitchfork scraped along the stairs, scratching three thick furrows into the wood. Without stopping to think, Ander grabbed Hezzi and...
Ander - Part 6: Subchapter 179
179 "I'm sorry..." Hezzi whispered, staring down in horror at Banno's body. "I'm sorry... I- I'm sorry..." His eyes went glassy and unfocussed. He swayed in place and began to pitch backward. He raised his arm, but it was an unconscious response, as...