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094: Wolfsbane And Whining

Author: FlyingDove
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XAVIER’S POV

Consciousness returned in jagged fragments, each one a sharp stab of pain. My body felt like it had been trampled upon—every muscle screamed, every bone throbbed with aches. The air was heavy, thick with the stench of sweat, blood, and something rotting.

Darkness clung to me, pressing down like a weight. For a moment, I wondered if this was what death felt like—cold, suffocating, endless. But the searing ache in my ribs with every shallow breath told me I was still alive. Barely.

Memories flickered, disjointed and blurred. The attack. The screams. The blood. And then… Hannah. Jackson. My family. My chest tightened, a sharp, visceral pain that had nothing to do with my injuries. Ross’s smug face flashed in my mind, his laughter echoing in my ears. I’d been so close to ending him. So close. And then… nothing. Just pain and darkness.

I groaned, the sound low and guttural, as I tried to move. The cold bite of chains around my wrists stopped me, their metallic clink echoing in
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