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49. Sacrifice
Allie POV
Fear raced through me as I watched the giant spider knock Mulberry to the ground. I ran to her, trying to grab hold under her arms to drag her away, but she pushed me away. Her eyes never left the spider’s.
The spider had stopped moving and instead cocked its head, as though it was letting each of its eight eyes inspect her in turn.
A flash of movement caught my eye, and Josh charged at us. He held his pickaxe above his head as he came in to strike. I moved out of the way to give him room, but Mulberry screamed at him.
She jumped up and pushed him out of the way with all her might. They stumbled and fell, the pickaxe falling from his hands.
“What the fuck, Mulberry?” he yelled, waving his arms in ob
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