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91: Yours Truly, Black Scorpion

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last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-08-05 22:58:20

SERA

I watched my husband with a dull ache blooming in my chest. Killian sat at the dining table, scowling at his bandaged wrist as he struggled to butter a slice of toast. The knife clinked against the plate, slipping again, and I saw his jaw tighten as though he was resisting the urge to hurl the whole thing across the room. It had been a week and five days since he came home. Two weeks since they strapped him down and pumped poison into his veins.

His bruises were healing. The cuts had scabbed. He'd been eating and resting as much as a man like Killian could rest.

"You're going to slice your fingers next," I said gently, setting down his glass of juice beside the plate.

He glanced up. "It's toast, Sera. I think I can manage."

Sera, huh? He was definitely in a mood.

"Yeah? Because the toast seems to be winning."

He shot me a glare, but it was too tired to be threatening.

Rue was sitting on his lap in a pink tutu skirt, happily drawing stars on his white bandages with a g
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