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Chapter 43

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Irene

“Was it possible for someone to stalk me in the dark?”

I had been running since forever and my legs were beginning to ache badly so I had to stop and find a place to rest for a few minutes. 

My breaths were shallow and quick and the cold night air kept on biting at my already weak lungs as I paused. 

My ears were alert and they strained for any strange sound beyond the natural sound that the forest makes. 

Someone was following me. I could feel it. 

I kept breathing heavily, my eyes monitoring everything that was happening. 

I pressed my back against the trunk of a large tree and its rough bark dug into my skin. I was quite sure that the bark of the tree must have given me some marks.

My heart pounded furiously in my chest. I feared that my heart beat was so lou

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