LioraI coughed, a soft groan escaping my lips as I forced my heavy eyelids open. My head was throbbing with a sharp, blinding ache.Where am I? I thought, looking around in complete confusion.My mind scrambled to piece together what had happened. The last thing I remembered before blacking out was a sudden, crushing blow to the back of my head— courtesy of Sophia.As my vision slowly cleared, I realized I was trapped in a large, shadowy space that looked like an abandoned storage room. Overhead, a single bare bulb flickered weakly, casting long, unsettling shadows across the concrete.“What the hell?” I muttered, my voice raspy.I pushed off the cold floor, attempting to stand, but a harsh, heavy jerk instantly slammed me back down. I grunted in pain, my eyes darting downward. A thick iron chain was locked around my ankle, bolted securely into the concrete floor.“No, no, no,” I whispered, panic rising in my chest as I shook my head. I grabbed the cold metal links and yanked with al
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