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Chapter 288

Author: Anney GW
last update publish date: 2025-12-31 01:35:25

OSTARA’S POV

Consciousness came back to me slowly, like something reluctant to return.

The first thing I noticed was the stillness… no gentle rocking beneath me. No low hum of engines or distant wash of waves against steel.

That absence was what snapped my eyes open.

I lay on my side on a concrete floor, cheek pressed against the cold. My head throbbed, a dull ache pulsing behind my eyes. My mouth tasted faintly metallic. I could feel the thick rope cutting into the skin of my wrists and ankles
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But aww Ostara :( please save your energy!!
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