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Chapter Sixteen

Author: Unusual L.A
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SARAH'S POV

My hands were shaking as I fumbled with the lock, my heart pounding wildly in my chest. I did not even know if I was breathing right.

Once I slammed the door shut behind me, I bolted it fast, as if that would keep whatever nightmare I had just escaped from.

My breath was ragged, almost choking me as I stumbled toward the small window, throwing it closed and tugging the curtains shut.

I gasped for air as I collapsed onto my bed, burying my face in the sheets.

"What the hell just happened?" I muttered.

I sat up, my hands running through my tangled hair, trying to get a grip. My mind was a mess. The thought of being connected to another murder—hell, if they thought I was involved again—made me sick.

However, I could not quite figure out if I was just a witness to the murder or if I was the actual target. The way the lycan locked eyes with me before attacking the panther shifter had me second-guessing everything. My body tensed as I recalled that instant.

"Was it really a
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