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FIFTY THREE
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2024-10-29 19:42:56LAUREL’s POV
Death.
It is inevitable. For all who are born are destined to die. It is a fact that everyone knows, including myself.
But why do I find it hard to believe that death has claimed Helios.
No, it cannot be.
I shake my head. It is my turn to grab Rhode by the collar and I hiss in his face, “You lie.”
Helios has never once lost a battle, he has never once yielded in combat. No one should have been able to slay Helios, he is the undefeatable Alpha of the Southlands. How can he be dead?
It is a joke…it is a cruel joke. It has to be.
Rhode’s lips quiver, he is in disbelief himself. “I am sorry, but it is the truth. I am so sorry…the guards found his body by the borders while on patrol. They are bringing his body back as we speak.” He breaks down into an uncontrollable sob and that is when the truth sinks in.
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