Concern for a girl who promised nothing but trouble would be illogical. Absurd. Beneath me. Even so, my gaze hunted for the human in the dim room, not ceasing until she was found. And when she was, my gaze swept across every inch of skin in search of an injury while blood rushed to my head. My heart quickened, and I found myself with a burning ball of acid eating at my gut. My reaction enraged me. Almost as much as her appearance did. Pale, hollowed cheeks were twisted in a pained grimace, her teeth were bared in an expression of abject misery. Her eyes were open, glossed over with the kind of
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