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Chapter 045: A Faint Hope

Author: Amiash Mia
last update Last Updated: 2025-03-17 16:44:05

Avery’s POV

The days blend together in a haze of pain, hunger, and exhaustion.

I don’t heal.

The wounds on my back fester, throbbing with each movement. I can feel the torn skin pulling whenever I lift my arms, when I bend, when I breathe too deep. Sleep offers no relief, only nightmares that bleed into reality. Every time I close my eyes, I hear the crack of the whip. I feel it.

I’m weak. Sluggish. Every step takes more effort than it should. My body trembles when I lift even the smallest weight. My mind is foggy, slow, trapped beneath the weight of exhaustion and something else… something worse.

Then the nausea starts.

At first, I blame it on the lack of food. My stomach is empty more often than not, and when I do manage to eat, it’s never enough. My body rejects it anyway, a sharp wave of sickness rising out of nowhere, leaving me gagging and breathless.

I force myself to push through it. I have to.

But the nausea doesn’t fade.

It gets worse.

By the end of the week, it has a patter
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