~~AURELIA~~ I don’t know what happened. One moment, I’m gasping through my teeth as the room spins— And the next, I’m back in this prison of a room, my neck bleeding and throbbing like it’s been torn open. Did he bring me back? After nearly draining me? A sharp knock startles me. I jerk upright and nearly fall, but catch myself just in time. “…Aurelia? You in there?” Petra? What the hell does she want now? My vision is so blurry I can barely see past the foot of the bed. But I see her boots—high-heeled, leather, gleaming like from the moonlight pouring through the window— As she steps into the room without waiting for permission. “Oh god,” she breathes, her voice full of syrupy, false pity. “You’re going to die soon, you know. Bleeding out like a stuck pig.” From where I lie, I can only see her shadow glide across the room, elegant and cruel. “Come on,” she whispers, crouching down. “I can
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