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Chapter 288 - Shifted

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CHAPTER 288

~Valerie's POV~

I turned and bolted into the trees before anyone came out to check. 

My heart was racing, limbs moving on sheer panic. I didn't stop running until the stone wall was long behind me.

The last thing I wanted was to be caught by the very group that had murdered my parents. It would then be game over if I couldn't escape.

And now, it was clear that whatever that was… I wasn't ready for it yet, and not without a plan.

The forest blurred as I ran, branches clawing at my arms and legs, my breath coming faster than my thoughts. 

I didn't know where I was going—just away. Away from that rune, from that sound, from the fear gripping my throat.

My feet barely touched the ground. Somewhere along the run, I'd kicked something soft. Leaves maybe. Or petals. I didn't stop to check.

It wasn't until my head began to buzz… and the trees swayed strangely.

"Valerie." 

The voice was a whisper.

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