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Chapter 19 - The Underworld
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Pain radiated through my head and my body ached with exhaustion. I felt like I had just gone ten rounds with a heavyweight champion.
I groan, prying my eyes open only to close them again against the bright light in the room. Forcing my eyes to open, I take a moment to adjust. I look about in confusion, have no idea where I am. I’m not in the woods and I am definitely not in the room back at Lilith’s cottage. I tried to make sense of what had happened pushing the groggy feeling in my brain to one side. I felt as if I was wading through sludge.
I was led out on a large four poster bed, satin sheet covered me. My clothes replace with a black satin nightdress that left little to the imagination. Heavy curtain pulled back in each corner. The whole room was decorated in dark tones, deep brown wood almost verging on black. Rich purple accents of colour here and there in the form of a cushion or a throw. Black sheets and upholstery, the room was distinctly mal
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