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Chapter 17: A Seat at the table

Author: Kaya N
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-01-29 21:00:22
Lina’s POV

The punishment didn’t stop. It evolved. Doors that used to open now required permission. Corridors that once felt endless now felt measured — patrolled. Even the garden had guards posted like decorative statues with guns.

I tested it anyway.

“I’m going outside,” I told the guard near the staircase.

“You need approval.”

“From who? God?”

“From Don Carlino.”

I smiled without humor. “Does he also approve when I breathe?”

The guard didn’t react. They never did. I walked past him an
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