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Chapter 43

XANDER'S POV

My head feels like someone took a bat to it. Throat’s dry, joints aching, even my damn skin feels sore. I groan and mutter a curse before I even open my eyes.

When I do… yeah, mistake. The light knifes through my skull. I blink, slow, trying to make the blur sharpen.

This....this isn’t ...