MALAKAIThe air in Valerie’s guest room was thick, warm, and heavy with the cloying scent of crushed dried flowers.I sat near the edge of the small velvet armchair, my head propped in my hands as a dull, thumping ache pounded against the inside of my skull. Every beat of my heart sent a strange, hot pulse through my temples. My vision was fuzzy around the edges, blurred by a heavy gray fog that refused to lift no matter how many times I rubbed my bloodshot eyes."Drink this, Malakai," Valerie’s soft, airy voice drifted through the hazy room.She walked over from the small wooden side table, holding a steaming porcelain cup in her thin hands. She looked tiny and fragile in her loose white nightgown, her long pale hair draped over her delicate shoulders. She knelt beside my chair, offering the cup up to my lips with a gentle, pitying smile."What is it?" I rasped, my voice sounding rough, raspy, and strange to my own ears."It is just a quiet herbal brew," Valerie whispered sweetly, he
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