jumpanoffacliff
"No!" yelled Alina in the Darkling's face, "I will not be your plaything, your tool you control, I will not do as you say, I will not obey your commands!" She was re-gaining control of herself, she could feel it inside her.
She yanked her arm away from him, and breathed. She breathed liked she never breathed before, like she just learned how to do it correctly, she breathed, and for the first time since she was born, she felt alive.
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Alina reclaims her power in the fold
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