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Episode 156: A Thread of Blood
Author: Ittazura
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A Thread of Blood

Outside the tent, the heavy footsteps of the heavily armored Coalition infantry began to sound incredibly close, vibrating rhythmically against the cold concrete floor of the underground tunnel.

Sarah held her breath, her trembling hand gripping Elias’s stiff fingers on the stone table. Suddenly, Elias’s body arched upward in an extreme, unnatural angle. The muscles of his broad chest tensed so hard the veins in his neck bulged like strained ropes.

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