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Suddenly, Madine grew consciousness. She took her surroundings in while trying to sit up but it was hard for her to even move her body. Liam who was wiping her burns quickly came to her aid and helped her to sit up.

“Don’t move too fast,” he said.

Madine held her head, the memories returning to her head. She had an altercation with her twin sister, and she remembered. It stung her heart like scorpions venom. She remembered every word that Nadine had said to her. How she had suffered in her hand for years.

Tears grew in her eyes as she looked at Liam who nodded his head because he understood her without her having to say anything.

“I know, you don't have to speak. I know all that she did to you,” he said.

“How… how am I here?” She asked, looking around. She noticed that she was in a bedroom but it had the setting of a hospital. The smell was what made it different from the hospital and there was not as much noise.

“The nurse I hired you isn't just there to take care of you and yo