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Corinna

It takes a couple of minutes to peel open my tired eyes, I smack my lips together in response to feel how dried out my mouth is. My gaze rakes over the room until it falls on Malakai who sits at the end of the bed, leaning against the bed post with a book in his hand. As if sensing my eyes on him, he looks up, a small relieved smile graces his face. • How are you feeling? " • Thirsty