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But I feel

the pulse of the boy’s life in my hands.

I see

him shake as he tries to fight my sisters’ music.

I hear

his voice echoing through me.

I would call you

Seren.

Star.

I cannot kill these men.

I do not want to.

I slip away,

leave them

to their clamor

and their noise.

I

do

not

want

to

be

her

monster.

I

will

not

be.

Chapter Sixteen

OWEN

I’VE FORGOTTEN SOMETHING IMPORTANT.

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