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Chapter 60: Lockdown II

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‎Nora’s POV

‎The room smells like metal, dust, and old rain trapped inside concrete.

‎I sit tied to the chair exactly where Lucien left me, my wrists raw from struggling too long against ropes that refuse to loosen. The bulb above me flickers every few seconds, throwing weak yellow light across the walls before dimming again. Time drags strangely here. Every minute feels stretched thin and uneven.

‎At some point, exhaustion settles into my bones so deeply that even fear becomes tiring.

‎But my
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