THE FAILED ESCAPE

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The bread Rhea had given me sat heavy in my stomach, a stone of guilt. ‎ ‎I lay on the narrow cot, staring up at the dark ceiling beams. Outside, the wind was picking up, whistling through the cracks in the logs like a mournful ghost. ‎ ‎He saved his sister, a voice in my head whispered. He isn't a monster. ‎ ‎He is a kidnapper, another voice argued. He killed your guards. He is keeping you in a cage. And Magnus... Magnus is powerful. If he comes here, he will s*******r everyone, including Rhea and Jinx. ‎ ‎I sat up, clutching the wool blanket. ‎ ‎That was the thought that spurred me into motion. It wasn't just fear for myself anymore. It was the realization that my presence here was a death sentence for this camp. If I was here, Magnus would burn the Bone Yard to ash to get his

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