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Chapter 45

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VIMON'S POV

My head was pounding so much when I drifted into consciousness I could almost imagine a contingent of soldiers with elephant hide soled boots, running around, stomping their feet, clanging their weapons and shouting at the top of their voices on and in my head. The pain was so intense I groaned and burrowed back into the sheets.

What the hell had I been doing last night? I wondered. Had I had too much to drink at a function or something? And why the hell was my bed so hard this morning? And my sheets didn't have the usual smell? Had the stupid maids forgotten to wash it in violet scented water like always asked?

Groaning as the pounding in my head seemed to increase in crescendo with my thoughts, burrowed deeper into the sheets, deciding to go back to sleep, maybe next time I woke up, whatever I drank would have worn off and I would ha

As it turned out I didn't need to go back to sleep for that, for no sooner had I made that decision

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