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Chapter 45
ZION
"I don't understand what the big deal is. Your mother has been working in hospitals for longer than you're living, she's seen many reapers, it never bothered you guys before so why would it now?" Alina asked lowly. We stood in one corner of the waiting room, my back pressed against the wall, and Alina standing directly in front of me.
"I never used my dark magic before so it was easy for my mother to blanket both hers and my energy, making it seem like we were human but now she can't blanket my energy signature. If that reaper senses me, senses how strong I am, nothing is stopping him from outting me," I explained.
Alina let out an exasperated sigh, "To be honest, I don't even remember saying those things. This is so entirely messed up," her fingers began playing with the necklace Sophia had gotten her for her birthday, "Sophia doesn't deserve this, neither does Max. Can't your mother do something to
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