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Chapter 133

Author: Lana Mora
last update publish date: 2026-06-16 09:12:55

Even after waking, she felt little more than a pervasive numbness, as if needles were pricking every bone joint in her body. The slightest movement sent agonizing pangs through her internal organs. She stared blankly at the ceiling. In the hospital room, faint sounds of movement and hushed voices drifted. Vanessa's gaze remained vacant. Emerging from a brush with death, her soul was still shattered, fragmented.

The doctor finished explaining the necessary precautions for her hospital stay. Juli
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