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I darted into the foreboding woods. I ran as fast as my legs could take me, and occasionally I glanced at my back to see if what I was running away from had caught up with me.

I didn't dare to stall, since I knew I would be an appetizing meal for the beast if I did.

Leaping over a chunk of wood that was on my path, I let out a wince as my leg got stuck into a hole that I hadn't noticed in front of me.

Also, I heard a snap. I didn't need to look to know it was a trap that had caught my leg. My nose twitched and the scent of blood wafted into my nostrils.

“No!” I shook my woozy head frantically whilst trying to chase away the dizziness that was building at the corner of my eyes.

My head reeled, and my heart palpitated. “I didn't come this far to become unconscious in the middle of nowhere,” I said.

Earlier, everything had been great. Emma, Julie, and I had taken a stroll around Merene and had arrived back at the palace later than usual.

Nothing seemed out of the ordinary as I s
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