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Chapter 090: A Trap Set in Shadows

ผู้เขียน: Amiash Mia
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Avery’s POV

The evening air was crisp, laced with the faint scent of pine and damp earth, an almost comforting scent that tugged at memories of simpler times. I wrapped my shawl tighter around my shoulders, trying to find solace in the quiet for just a little while. For once, the packhouse was still. No jeering voices, no cruel eyes watching my every step. Just silence.

That should’ve been my first warning.

Earlier that day, a young Omega, barely older than a child, had slipped into my chambers while I was folding what little remained of my ruined clothing. Her voice trembled as she whispered, “Someone left something for you in the courtyard. They said it’s from someone who cares.”

I should’ve questioned it. Should’ve asked who and why. But my soul had grown so parched for kindness, for a flicker of hope, that I clung to the idea like a drowning woman to driftwood. My heart had beat a little faster at the thought. A gift. A gesture. A sign that someone, anyone, still saw me as human

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