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15. Betrayed

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Betrayed.

That’s exactly how I feel right now, and that too by my own body.

Shame burned in my chest, hotter than the fever wracking my body.

How could I?

How dare I take pleasure from the same hands that shattered my world? The same fingers that killed my family. How could I stoop so low?

For a few moments of pleasure, how could I forget what he did to me?

A soft knock on the door disrupts my thoughts, irritating me further.

"Go away! I don’t want anything," I snap, for the fifth time today.

My voice is hoarse from the cold I caught yesterday, all thanks to him.

My body is burning with fever, and my throat is raw and clogged with cough, making it difficult for me to speak and breathe. The contrast between hot and cold is unbearable, leaving me exhausted.

But more than that, I miss my father and brother. After my mother died, they became overprotective of me. When I was sick, they took care of me like a child, fussing over me and making sure I was comfortable no matter how busy
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