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2024-10-29 19:42:56Half of the results of a good intentions are evil; half the results of an evil intention are good.
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My eyes felt like they were burning.
Ever since I’ve laid my eyes on him, I didn’t have it in me to blink. My wolf had taken control for only a second, then it was me controlling myself again. Yohan was strapped to the chair, a dirty cloth similar to the clothes I was wearing was the only thing that was covering him. There were blood everywhere, from his forehead down to his legs. His eyes were focused on the ground. Squinting my eyes, I notice that the ties that was binding him to the chair wer
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