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Zarek

I sprint toward Auzor, my heart pounding like a war drum.

“Auzor! What happened? He didn’t even touch you! What the hell happened?” I demand, kneeling beside him.

He gasps, his face contorted in pain, one blood-slicked hand pressed tightly to his gut.

“It’s… not him,” he croaks, eyes wide with fear as he lifts a trembling hand and points behind me—

But there’s no one there.

I don’t need to s