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Chapter 139: Into the Lion’s Den

Penulis: Anney GW
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-02-27 13:23:46

[Alice’s POV]

The fever was a living thing inside me, a beast trying to claw its way out, tearing through tissue and nerve with every ragged breath I took. The contrast was agonizing — fire in my blood, ice on my skin. The cold air of the bunker bit into my exposed face, sharp and unforgiving, while underneath the mylar blankets, my body burned.

I was drifting. The edges of my vision were blurring, turning the dim, gray concrete of the ceiling into a swirling kaleidoscope of black spots.

“Alice
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