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Chapter Two Hundred and Thirty

The moment he let go of the wheel, the gate began to drop fast. He didn't hesitate. I barely had time to react before he bolted toward it. He dived through just as the gate slammed shut behind him.

"Alexander!" I screamed, panic rising in my throat. He was out-he'd made it. But my heart was still pounding like he hadn't.

He had a smile on his face; he saw that as 'fun'.

"You do this after giving me the little talk on 'trust'?"

"I got through, didn't I?"

"If you'd hesitated for even a quarter of a second, that thing would've split you in two."

"But it didn't now, did it?"

"I hate you.

"And I love you."

said, still shaken, "but you almost gave me a heart

sorry," he murmured. "I knew I'd

new location a single glance. There was a reason this passage was restricted, but as I scanned the area, I

see any flesh-eaters here-makes me think the whole thing was just a

Something tells me

Not a single rodent, no animals in sight, not even

felt like a

I couldn't help but wonder what was on his mind. Sometimes, I wished I could look into

aloud, and Alexander looked at me, momentarily stunned. “I don't like her in my

He mumbled more to

are you alright?" I

"Yeah-"

give me that. I

ended up killing his fellow soldiers. Their deaths are on me. My intention wasn't for any of them to die." He paused, then turned to me. "But at least I used my ability

something when I saw the creature walking toward us. I drew my gun and fired, hitti square in the

it

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the creature,

the

feed on flesh. They don't think, feel, or see. They smell-they detect life by scent, and they feed on anything with a heartbeat. Their sole

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