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Chapter Thirteen

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Aurelia’s POV

Waking felt different this time.

The pain had not disappeared, but it no longer consumed me the way it had the night before. It lingered beneath my skin in a dull, steady ache centered around my birthmark, enough to remind me it was there without forcing me back into helplessness. My body still felt heavy from the medication, my movements slower than usual, but at least I could think clearly again.

For a while, I remained still beneath

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