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The Morning After
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2026-07-14 09:06:00Chapter 21: The Morning After
I woke to silence.The sunlight was streaming through the tall windows of Kael’s suite, casting long golden rectangles across the black silk sheets. My body felt heavy, rooted to the mattress like I had been buried beneath a mountain of stone. Every muscle ached. Every bone groaned. The gash on my side had scabbed over, but the skin was still tender, pulling with every shallow breath.For a long moment, I simply lay there, staring at th
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