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CHAPTER 215

Penulis: Olivia GW
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-10-04 23:24:52

Damien’s POV

The hiss grew louder, a steady snake’s breath filling the concrete box. The gas was sweet and acrid all at once, clawing at my throat, burning my lungs with every drag of air.

I yanked my jacket up over my nose and mouth, pressing hard, but it barely dulled the sting. My eyes swept the room, fast—door locked, no vents low enough to kick through, no second entrance.

Think. Move. Survive.

My gaze caught on a rectangle of gray light high on the far wall—a window, narrow, dust-caked, no wider than my shoulders. Still, it was something.

Coughing, I staggered across the floor and dragged the chair beneath it, the scrape of wood against concrete ringing in my ears. My fingers trembled as I climbed up, balance unsteady. The gas was working fast, slowing me down, fogging the edges of my vision.

“Come on, come on,” I muttered, my voice raw.

I braced my pistol against the glass and smashed it once, twice—on the third strike, the pane shattered with a sharp crack. Shards rained down
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