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Chapter 12: Breakfast

Author: Eliza Selmer
last update publish date: 2026-09-16 05:23:48

[Astasia’s POV]

The next morning, I’m violently woken up by sunlight attacking my closed eyes, and my blanket being ripped from around me.

Hissing in shock, my eyes fly open to find two women on either side of me. One is directly beside my bed, while the other yanks open the window that she has revealed after opening the curtains that kept my room slightly dark.

“Good morning,” she chirps once she finishes with her task. “Ah, doesn’t it feel amazing outside.”

For a moment, I don’t speak as I tr
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