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CHAPTER 19

Author: Bunnykoo
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-06-16 21:58:16

Viola woke to a dull, heavy ache behind her eyes and a sour taste of medicine on her tongue. Her body felt hollowed out, like someone had scooped the strength straight from her bones and left only the shell. The fever had broken a little, but a weak chill still clung to her skin.

She pushed herself upright slowly. The small room looked the same as always—cracked paint, thin curtains, the crooked little wardrobe—but something inside her felt different, off-balance. Every time she blinked, she sa
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