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awake. My eyes shot open in shock, landing on the

appening, rough hands grabbed

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kicks, punches, and relentless blows do

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pain. Every breath I took felt like knives slicing through my ribs. My vision blurred, the wo

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move. No one

in, and I slo

me. The sterile scent of antiseptic filled my nostrils,

issed in pain and finally dropped my hand. My face and hands were covere

attention toward the door. The docto

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feel?" she a

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be weak too. You aren't healing as fast as you should, which is why

lips. Strong? I was noth

the last of the bandages. The pain was gone.

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ne month

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omega? Carryi

hand trembled as I reached for

my voice barely audibl

nt, Daphne. On

. I was pregnant. Tears welled in my eyes. I had thought I

. My mind was spinning. Excitement and fear tangled inside me, an in

lpha Kian would be ov

and soon exhaustion overtook me. As I dr

to te

e my way to his wing of the mansion. My steps were quick,

guards by his room door and wors

ian, I h

died in

ld sha

silk sheets of his b

him. W

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aught. The

gazes sharp, filled not w

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didn't

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asn't just stopping me-

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harp. I

aste of blood

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dungeon. No food.

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ut I didn't have a choice, I had to beg, "P

e Luna yelled and I tried to

with some informat

d, her face fill

the polished floor. No one came to my aid. My cries were swallowed

with the

ueen Luna standing at the bottom of the sta

sked to throw her in the dungeon," one of the gu

, it was

been nothing but a disgrace since the moment you stepped foot into this mansion. Everywhere you go,

as she lean

your pathetic life. You, your wretched father, and that whore of a mother-you're all filth.

mach d

, my hands trembling.

ing darkness of the dungeon. The heavy door slammed shut behind me. I crawled

l one of them turned back,

cking away. My body collid

e the new Luna," he sneer

before two other guards s

her

old floor. One guard pinned my arms, another restra

first la

cre

d burned. I jerked violently, my skin scraping agai

eas

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ano

to hoarse gasps. I lost count of how many times they hit me. I

pressed against the cold

s consu

, or how many days had passed but

body too weak

slut. You hav

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blurred, but when I focused on the fig

voice was ba

her mouth, she shook her head in shock. I crawle

me to this?" s

t through our mome

thing. I swallowed down my pain and

me, Ro

nds tightened

swallowed, "I haven't had food or wa

with wide eyes and agap

ha. Beg him. I never meant to interrupt him.... I was just so excited to tell him h

will. I'll do everyth

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derst

ith mine, her forehead against th

guard barked. "Get ou

fore leaving, she looked at me one l

disappeared. Then, I slumped again

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th

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relief came from the morning dew-I pressed my trembling fingers through t

, even the rats that scurri

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perate. Because of how weak I was, I could hardly o

moved t

ame out as a whisper, hoa

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