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Chapter 35

Author: Neroxpress
last update Last Updated: 2025-12-16 20:12:59

SELENE

I woke up with my head pounding.

Not a soft ache. Not the kind you could ignore. This was sharp, heavy, like someone had been knocking on the inside of my skull all night and forgot to stop.

I groaned and turned my face into the pillow.

Bad idea.

The room spun instantly, slow and dizzy, like the ceiling was floating instead of staying where it belonged. My stomach rolled. I squeezed my eyes shut and stayed still, breathing through it.

“What the hell…” I whispered.

My mouth felt dry. My body felt heavy. Every limb was slow, like it didn’t fully belong to me yet.

I tried to think.

Last night.

The thought came, but it didn’t land clean.

There were gaps. Thick ones.

I remembered laughter. Loud music. Warm light. Adrien’s voice, low and close. A bar. A drink. Maybe more than one.

I frowned.

Why did everything feel like it had happened under water?

I opened my eyes again, more carefully this time.

The room came into focus in pieces.

Not my bedroom at home.

This one was bigger. Softer
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