Chapter 61: Throe
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Gaara watched through black rimmed eyes as Kagome sighed upon his sibling's back. She appeared exhausted but Gaara had not noticed, an odd twinge of pain struck his chest.
But Mother's howls sounded louder in his head, Gaara winched from the clamor. The sound rattled his bones, boiled his blood, and Gaara was trying with all his might not to succumb to the bloodthirsty allure of Mother.
He wished he could, but the only ones in sight was his team, and for selfish reasons he wouldn't destroy them. They were the only reason he was allowed to leave his cage.
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