Chapter 38

Althaia

My entire body felt stiff, and my face was hurting from kissing the floor too many times when I woke up. I looked over to where Damiano was sleeping, but his side of the bed was cold and empty.

How does that man even function? He barely sleeps.

I sat at the edge of the bed, trying to figure out how to get to the bathroom with my injured foot. I briefly considered hopping on one but immediately dismissed it as it would only make my body ache some more. So, with no other alternatives, I was forced to take the last option.

To crawl.

I tried my best to keep my injured foot elevated as I crawled on the floor, inching my way towards the bathroom like a fool. The room was literally the size of an apartment, and I was struggling. By the time I got there, I was out of breath, and I couldn’t tell if it was because of the condition I was in or if I was just really out of shape. Probably a mixture of both.

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