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The real Malia

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The real Malia

*Before the attack*

I woke up with a start, my heart hammering in my chest. The air around me was thick with the remnants of the nightmare, a haunting fog that refused to lift.

I could still see their faces—twisted, contorted in agony, their blood staining the earth beneath them. I swallowed hard, trying to shake off the feeling of their eyes still watching me, still haunting me, even though I was awake.

Nightmares had become a regular part of my life lately. Horrible visions of myself, but not the version of me I knew. No, these dreams were darker, crueler.

I saw myself standing over bodies, lifeless and broken, drenched in blood that wasn’t mine. I could feel the weight of the knife—or was it a sword?—in my hand, the cold metal gleaming as it was raised again and again.

My breath hitched in my throat. The faces of those men from that fateful day... men who had surrounded me, demanding to know where Asher was. I couldn’t even remember all their names, but the memo
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