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Chapter Seventeen
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Maddox's POV
"Shadow, dude" I snapped my head throbbing as he clawed at my skull, screaming and howling, "give it a break. I can't think straight."
"That explains why you're trying to kill us," he growled still fighting me for control.
"Shadow," I sighed, "as a fighter you're amazing, you can take wolves twice your size and I'll forever bow down to expertise in battle but this stuff, this intricate human stuff. This is my domain and you need to trust me."
"Why should I," he challenged, "when you don't trust yourself? You hate this stuff. You constantly question yourself."
"I'm not questioning this," I snapped.
"Fine," Shadow huffed, "But if we get killed I'm never speaking to you again."
"One can dream," I sighed.
For the rest of the short, moonlit walk to the cave Shadow sulked in silence, occasionally sighing at the pounding of my racing heart. The closer we got, the faster my heartbeat. C
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