Defender - The Maze Runner (Book 1)
MEllenH
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MEllenH
Complete, First published Feb 15, 2023
Mature
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The moment Alex wakes up trapped, wet and confused in a dark cage, she knows something is wrong; but she doesn't understand how wrong, and neither do the Gladers. Everything starts to fall apart in the Glade the moment she shows up, but why? Why is she so different. It can't be just because she's the only girl, there has to be more.

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She screamed again, but this one was full of anger and challenge. Full of fight. She was fighting for more than her life. She was fighting for every boy in that house. She would fight and defend those boys until her last breath.  She pulled back on the string as hard as she could and released her arrow.

They had her back. She will have theirs.

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I want to give all credits to the One and Only James Dashner, and his amazing story: The Maze Runner (and the rest of the books in the series.) I also want to give credit to the director of the movie franchise, Wes Ball. 

My Original Character and Minho story 

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Content warning: 

*Mentions of suicide/mental health
*sexual assault
*Physical harm caused by others
*Death/blood
*spicy kissing scenes- no smut
All Rights Reserved
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