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I shook my head, overwhelmed. "No, I'm not fine. I let my anger get the best of me and now, look what happened. How many people were injured?”
Aaron stepped forward with a grim expression.
"We don `t know yet. We need to find out and help them. But first we need to get out of here before the hunters and their allies return.”
Max nodded in agreement. “We should go back to pack territory and regroup. We’ll figure out our next steps there.”
I shook my head, feeling a deep sense of shame and regret. I always knew my powers were dangerous, but I never imagined I would cause so much devastation.
As we started heading back to pack territory, I couldn't help but feel like I had let everyone down.
My mind was full of thoughts about how I could have done things differently, how I could have avoided causing so much damage.
Suddenly, Rhea moved inside me and I could feel her presence in my mind.
“Chloe,&
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