Georgia remained quiet, her heartbeat heavy in her ears.
Anna’s desperate plea still lingered in the air fragile yet unyielding.
“Please, Georgia… help me."
Georgia’s fingers curled against her palm. The answer was obvious. She couldn't walk away from Anna. Not now. But a storm of thoughts churned in her mind, each one sharper than the last.
What if she helped Anna, and the village turned against her? What if the Alphawhoever he was saw her as an obstacle? And worse… What if someone told her parents she was here?
She swallowed hard. That was a thought she couldn’t afford.
Her parents had spent years hunting her down, dragging her back whenever she tried to escape. She had run too many times, only to be caught, caged, and punished. The last time… she had barely survived.
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