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Chapter 11 - Cigarette, Smoke and Chains

Penulis: Joanna Jade
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2025-12-06 22:26:23
Bella’s POV

The cold night air burned my lungs as I dragged from the cigarette.

I didn’t even smoke….I never had.

But tonight, I needed something to burn, something to choke down the chaos clawing up my throat.

I stood near the side of the courtyard, hidden between tall hedges, the glowing tip of the cigarette bright against the dark.

My hands shook hard as I brought it back to my mouth.

I exhaled slowly.

Smoke drifted up into the sky, thin and grey, vanishing like everything else t
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