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CHAPTER TWELVE

Author: Staecy
last update Last Updated: 2024-12-02 03:02:00

MAXINE

I felt like I'd been running on a treadmill for hours, my legs aching and my lungs burning. But it wasn't just physical exhaustion - it was mental and emotional too. The tests they'd been putting me through were designed to push me to my limits, to see how much I could endure.

I'd been poked and prodded, scanned and examined. They'd thrown everything at me, from psychological evaluations to physical challenges. And through it all, I'd been forced to wear this stupid blue point collar that suppressed my powers.

But the worst part was yet to come. They led me to a small room, where a nurse was waiting with a syringe. Large enough to scare an animal. "Time for a blood test, Max," she said, her voice cheerful but her eyes cold.

I tried to relax, but my heart was racing. I hated needles, and the thought of them sticking one in my arm made me queasy, I tried to nuzzle my way out with terror building inside of me but I was strapped tight on that bed. I added straps to the list of thi
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