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Chapter 96 - Unexpected Sacrifice

Author: Olivia GW
last update Last Updated: 2024-09-27 12:58:01
Isabel’s POV

We ran desperately, our footsteps crashing through the underbrush. But I could already feel the familiar burning in my chest. My legs were heavy, my lungs struggling to keep up with the pace.

Margot was pulling me along, her grip strong and determined. But I knew my physical condition couldn’t withstand this. The world blurred around me. The pounding of my heart drowned out the night’s quiet sounds.

I looked at Margot, her face set with fierce determination. She didn’t deserve to be held back by me. She still had a future. A life waiting beyond these walls. I was already running on borrowed time.

I made a sudden decision. I wrenched my hand free from Margot’s grasp.

"Isabel!" Margot shouted, her voice breaking with confusion. She stopped, trying to pull me along, her eyes wide with panic. "What are you doing?"

"Don’t look back, Margot!" I gasped, my voice hoarse from exertion. "Keep running. Save yourself!"

"No!" she cried, shaking her head. "You’ll die! I can’t—"

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