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Chapter 69 - Fragile Thing

Author: Joanna Jade
last update publish date: 2026-06-01 18:04:03

Zayden’s POV

I woke up feeling heavy.

That was the only word for it. Heavy. Like someone had filled my bones with lead and my lungs with cotton. My arms felt like they belonged to someone else. My legs wouldn't move when I told them to.

I blinked at the ceiling, tired. The light was too bright. The room smelled like antiseptic and something floral.

An IV line was taped to my arm.

I stared at it for a long moment, letting the memories trickle back. The cough. The fire in my chest. My mother's vo
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