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2024-10-29 19:42:56Soft. The ground was too soft and it was warm too!
As the sleepy haze cleared and my senses sharpened, I became more aware of my surroundings. There was movement in the room and the lights were too bright. Stabbing pain reminded me why I should have pretended to be asleep. Surely that groan has alerted the guards on duty.
“Titus, are you awake?” the gentle yet familiar whisper shocked me into opening my eyes again.
I cursed once at the pain but never stopped trying to verify if it was really him.
My voice was hoarse from both emotions. Those forest green eyes were too real to be a mere dream. The same smell of snow and steel greeted me and I knew it hadn’t been a dream.
“Nash!”
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