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Breaking Points

Penulis: Kave Derry
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CHAPTER 55

Camryn's POV

I woke to the sound of screaming.

The voice was distant, muffled by stone walls and iron doors, but I knew it immediately. Olyriane. She was screaming loudly, like she was in pain.

I sat up on the cot, my body protesting every movement. The burns on my wrists had scabbed over during the night, pulling tight against my skin whenever I moved my hands. My ribs ached from where I’d been shoved into the cell. Everything hurt in that bone-deep way that meant I’d be feeling this for days.

Across the small cell, Amon was already awake. He sat on his cot with his back against the wall, his eyes fixed on the door like he could see through it if he stared hard enough.

“How long has she been screaming?” I asked.

“An hour. Maybe more.” His voice was flat, emotionless. “They started with her before dawn.”

Another scream echoed through the facility. This one cut off abruptly, like someone had choked it out of her.

The silence after was somehow worse.

I stood and moved to the
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