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Chapter 81

Author: Pepper Pen
last update publish date: 2026-03-25 07:00:42
Aria’s POV

Pain was the first thing I felt.

It sat in my bones, in my chest, in every breath I tried to take, like my body had forgotten how to exist without hurting. My lashes fluttered as I forced my eyes open, the world around me blurry at first, light too bright, sounds too distant.

“Aria?” The
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