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As the group of Alpha Malachi guards entered the house, my heart was pounding in my chest , I felt my legs shaking.
I clutched tightly onto Maria's arm, as if that would somehow protect me.
I didn't know what to do or say. I was frozen with fear. Maria's comforting hand on my shoulder was the only thing keeping me from falling to the ground.
"What do you want?" Maria asked the men, standing up tall in front of them.
"Why are you here?" She demanded.
"We're here for the girl," one of the guards said, his voice cold and emotionless.
Another one stepped forward, his eyes stern. " You don't understand? We're here for the girl."
My heart dropped. They were here for me. Why? How did they know I was there?
Maria turned to me, confusion etched on her face. "Why do they want you?"
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