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The straps of my backpack dug into my shoulders as the last hill of the forest tried to keep us. With gritted teeth and foreheads cold from sweat, we managed to leave the Aladwin Woods behind. The open space stretching in front of us was awe-inspiring and it was only now I realised how happy I was to leave the darkness of the trees behind.
"Looks beautiful!" Chesca chirped, clapping her hands happily. She raced into the field and fell down in the golden grass. "So nice!"
"I'll kill her," Aspen growled behind me, so softly I didn't think he intended for anyone to hear. But I did. I just hoped it was his Alpha talking and not his own desires. The idea of him having such murderous thoughts scared me and I still wanted to pretend they weren't the homicidal circus they seemed to be.
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