Chapter 110. Shattered Resolve

Xerina’s POV

I could barely open my eyes. The world around me was a blur, and my body felt like it was trapped in a haze of agony. The visions had stopped two hours ago, the voices silenced, but the quiet only made the pain sharper, more real. Every breath was a struggle, each inhale a reminder of the wounds that still bled, slow and relentless.

The only thing I could feel was my own heart racing.

Just when I thought I could finally slip into the darkness, the door creaked open.

I tried to lift my head, but even that small movement sent a searing pain through my skull. I groaned, the sound low and guttural, as I forced my eyes to focus.

Zane’s silver hair caught my attention first, glinting in the dim light like a beacon of despair. But there was someone else too. A figure standing beside him, shrouded in shadow. I squinted, trying to make out the details, but my vision was still clouded, my mind too foggy to make sense of it.

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