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CHAPTER 42

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Thalia's POV

I clenched my jaw and swallowed the bile threatening to rise again.

Don’t be afraid. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be afraid.

The mantra repeated endlessly in my head, a desperate attempt to steady myself.

Which clearly wasn’t working!

Luka stood beside the carriage, his gaze flicking to me. He held out his hand.

I hesitated for only a second before gripping it, my fingers ice-cold against his warm palm. He helped me down gently, his other hand steadying my waist as my legs nearly buckled beneath me.

"Good," he murmured, his voice low. "You’re doing fine."

I wasn’t. I definitely wasn’t.

The air was suffocating, thick with the putrid stench of raw meat and blood.

It clung to my skin, burrowing into my nostrils, making me want to gag. I forced myself to breathe through my mouth, though it did little to help.

Luka sighed as he walked toward the back of the carriage, grabbing the wooden handles of a wheelbarrow that had been fastened to it.

The old thing creaked in prote
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