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Chapter 98

Author: Jademoon
last update Last Updated: 2025-06-11 06:39:02

Rhea's POV

I woke up with a scream.

My eyes snapped open, lungs heaving for air as if I were drowning, and for a moment, I didn’t know where I was. The light above me was soft, golden, not blinding like the camera light. My hands shot up to my throat, expecting fingers wrapped around it, choking me.

There was nothing, just air. Yet I couldn't stop the sob that tore out of my chest.

“Rhea.”

The voice shattered the panic like glass. I turned sharply and saw him sitting beside the bed. Alaric. His eyes were wide, horrified. He reached for me carefully, cautiously, like he was afraid I’d flinch.

I didn’t.

The moment his arms wrapped around me, I collapsed into them. He held me tightly, rocking me gently like I was something fragile and precious. His hand ran up and down my back in slow, soothing circles, whispering things I couldn’t even process at first. His warmth seeped into my bones, breaking through the numbness that threatened to swallow me whole.

“I’m so sorry.” He whispere
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