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CHAPTER EIGHT: THE WEIGHT OF STAYING

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Morning came without mercy.

A horn sounded before the sky even began to lighten, sharp and brutal, ripping me out of an already shallow sleep. My body protested the moment I tried to sit up. Every muscle screamed. My ribs felt like they were wrapped in iron bands.

For a brief, shameful moment, I considered not getting up.

Just lying there.

Letting this place decide I wasn’t worth the effort.

Then I remembered the way Kael had looked through me, not at me.

I forced myself to my feet.

The camp wa
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