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Chapter 77

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Chapter 77

Jewel

It started as a faint tightness in my chest. I thought it was just from sitting too long, my ankle throbbing with each beat of my heart. But then the air seemed to get heavier. Thicker.

I shifted upright, trying to shake it off.

No. Not now.

My breaths turned shallow, faster. A familiar panic crawled up my spine. I knew the feeling too well — the dry rasp, the way my ribs felt like they were shrinking inward.

“Jace…” My voice barely made it past my lips. “I—”

He was across the room in two steps, crouching in front of me. “What is it?”

I clutched at my chest. “Asthma… no inhaler…”

Something flickered in his eyes — fear, but hard-pressed under control. “Rick!” he barked, and the sound rattled through the wooden walls.

Footsteps thudded. Rick appeared, Jaxon right behind him, both of them instantly alert.

“Where is it?” Rick demanded.

“I don’t—” I wheezed, shaking my head. “I didn’t bring—”

“Damn it,” Jaxon muttered, already sprinting out the door.

Jace’s hand was at the
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