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One-Hundred Sixteen: Crystal in Peril: A Family's Dark Secret Unfolds
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Brock’s Perspective:
Janice was dragged to the center of the captives, and my heart twisted in agony. The woman, once my best friend, now stood before me as an adversary—entwined with hunters, complicit in their pursuits. A burning curiosity ignited within me. I decided that upon our return to the packhouse, one of my female captains would pry the secrets from her.
"But why, Janice?" The words tumbled out of me; an anguished whisper lost among the growling whispers wafting through the assembly of my kind.
Janice—her hair once a brilliant amber, now dulled and matted with betrayal—turned her gaze to mine, a flicker of something like sorrow passing through her steel-blue eyes before they hardened into icy resolve.
The seeds of betrayal she sowed had long ago eroded her sanity—our bond was reduced to ashes. Now, she stands not as my comrade but as my enemy, and she, along with the hunters who stand with her, will taste the bitte
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