LUXURIA.My head spun even with my eyes closed, a dull ache throbbing at the back of my skull. I tried to move, but my muscles were stiff, unresponsive. A sharp, throbbing pain traveled down my arms, and my throat felt raw as though I'd screamed endlessly into the void.The cold seeped through whatever surface I lay on, making my skin prickle with discomfort. I tried to move, to shift my body just a little, but a sharp pain lanced through my shoulder, forcing a low groan from my lips.My breathing hitched, shallow, and uneven, as the events of the previous night replayed in fragments. That figure—the black cloak, the sound of their boots on the ground, their hands gripping me like iron—and then nothing. Just darkness.A loud thud shattered the fragile silence, the force of it rattling through the room and piercing my groggy haze. My eyes snapped open immediately as the sound of a door slamming against the wall followed. My vision swam, blurry at first, but I blinked rapidly, forcing cl
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