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I stirred, my sleep interrupted, my pulse skipping into high gear as footfalls echoed in my room.
āSpringing up, my eyes snapped open, but the light turned off with a click that made my heart stop. I was not alone.
āA hand slammed me down onto the bed, but my training kicked in just as a familiar prickle caught me by surprise. An injection. Like beforeā¦
ā"Sh-shhhhh," Sonya whispered as my head grew heavy, my vision hazy.
ā"Sylpha," I called in a panic.
āHer presence seemed to rustle in her usual corner of my mind, but she did not answer me or acknowledge my horror.
ā"Sylpha, please help," I tried again, my body sagging onto the bed, muscles too heavy to move.
