Chapter 23
Shaina’s Point of View The coldness of the room bit at my skin as I slowly became aware of my surroundings. My head throbbed with pain, and my vision swam in and out of focus. Every part of me felt heavy, as if I had been carrying the weight of the world. But that wasn't the worst of it. The worst part was the emptiness—the feeling that something was terribly wrong. A chill ran down my spine as I tried to piece together the events that led me here. My father's call, the rushed exit, and the unsettling feeling that something was off… it all hit me at once. Sofia. I didn’t want to believe it, but I couldn’t ignore the evidence. She had always been jealous, always resentful, but this… this was more than that. This was her playing her final hand. My wrists were sore from where I had been
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