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Duty Comes First

Author: Mira Lys
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-11-19 01:57:21

Brielle’s POV

The first thing I felt was the cold.

Not the usual breeze that came through windows or the comfort from pillows.

It was… different. Sharp, brutal, and far from comforting.

The kind that seeped into my bones and made everything inside heavy with numbing aches.

Gosh, I feel so sick!

I frowned as I took a deep breath before making a move.

Finally, my eyelids fluttered open to a blur of velvet curtains and small sunlight piercing past them. And for a second, I couldn’t remember where I was… or what I've been doing here.

That was, until the stiffness in my back snapped my attention towards the high frame of the King-sized bed and then to the...

The floor.

I’d fallen asleep on the freaking floor.

Great.

My fingers twitched against the cold marble tiles to rub against my cheeks for warmth, but my cheeks felt raw and numb as well—almost like all the blood had been drained from them as well.

I tried to swallow back my frustration but it only made my throat hurt from how dry and
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tobycolleys
I'm glad axel is the father
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Daisy
What's going on??? I understand she feels scared but she should calm down for Axel too she doesn't know what he's going through too
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