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Chapter 88: Stone Under Her Cheek

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Elvira

The stone against my cheek was cold on one side of my face and warm on the other.

I lay still and tried to work out why. My eyes were open, but I couldn’t make sense of what I saw. The stone was dark and rough with a crack running across it. My head hurt behind my eyes, and my mouth was dry and tasted bitter.

Then I remembered the hand.

I sat up so fast that the room turned. I pressed both palms to the floor and waited for it to stop. The stone was colder under my left hand and warmer und
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