51 - The Aftermath

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I froze, but Nolan did too. I didn’t know how much he saw, but me standing over his very d.ead brother, holding a d.agger in an entirely blood-stained white dress, probably didn’t look so good. I opened my mouth, trying to unfreeze, but Nolan moved first. He bolted, shifting to his wolf almost mid-air. How fast he transformed almost shocked me more than anything. I willed my feet to move, and they finally listened. I started to stumble after him, my mind racing with all the possibilities, all of them negative, as my body fought to keep upright. Simone - Aksala said. Can we catch him? - I asked. We’ve only shifted once - she explained gently, too gently. That would take time, and by now, he would already be almost back in the eyesight of the crowd if he wasn’t already. I could have

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