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Chapter 147 - Wash The Shame Away

作者: Kristy Pearson
last update 公開日: 2026-02-05 07:17:24

(Adelaide & Caelum)

Her breath started to hitch. She forced it to steady, tried to slow down. It didn’t work.

Her lungs felt too small. The steam made every inhale thick and heavy, as if she were drinking air instead of breathing it.

The heat of the pool pressed in, amplifying everything. The quiet made her thoughts louder. Steam trapped the sound of her breathing, made it feel too close, too present. Every exhale felt like a confession with no priest to catch it.

Somewhere in the chamber,
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