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14 Awake

last update publish date: 2026-01-03 11:33:19

Nyra’s POV

I woke to a ceiling I didn’t recognise.

White. Clean. Too bright.

For a few seconds my mind floated in that strange space between sleep and memory, where pain hasn’t arrived yet and you almost believe you’re safe.

Then my body remembered.

A sharp sting flared in my side. My calf throbbed like a heartbeat of fire. My ribs felt bruised from the inside out, as if someone had kicked my lungs and left them sore.

I hissed and tried to move, but the movement pulled at something tight beneat
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