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Author: Tori A. de
last update publish date: 2026-07-15 23:56:50

Tatiana

I woke because the light had changed.

I opened my eyes, and the room was gold. Morning light poured through a window I did not recognize, across sheets that smelled of lavender and soap and absolutely nothing of smoke or blood or the metallic tang of fear. I lay very still, my cheek pressed against a pillow that was softer than anything I had touched in months, and I waited for the panic to arrive.

I waited for my heart to start its familiar, frantic battering against my ribs, for my
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