NyxA splash of cold water struck my face. I jerked awake, choking as droplets ran down my cheeks and into my mouth. My eyelids fluttered open, but everything was a blur.“I wonder how she's still alive.” That was a male voice. My eyes burned as I tried to adjust to the brightness.“Well, she won't be for long,” a female voice replied. Vesper was standing in front of me; Mira stood beside her, holding an empty bottle of water, while Calix leaned, arms crossed, on a car.I scanned my surroundings, but all I could see beyond the people before me were trees and patches of grass and a cliff up ahead. I was sitting on the soil, my back resting against a tree trunk. Although I wasn't tied up, my entire body felt like dead weights when I tried to move.“I must admit, I wasn't expecting you to last this long, Nyx.” Vesper approached me in slow steps. “That pup of yours isn't as weak as I thought. It's a good thing we didn't take any chances.”Could it be that they had all planned this? Lure K
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