3 | 𝐀 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐘!

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 08:35:41 +0000

The nightmares of the previous night bled seamlessly into the cold reality of the morning. Deepti awoke with her muscles aching, her throat raw from coughing up the freezing bathwater Sahab had forced her into. Her clothes had barely dried, and a low, shivering fever danced beneath her skin. She had spent hours trying to wash away the phantom feeling of his iron grip on her neck, but the walls of her room offered no sanctuary. The flickering yellow bulb overhead hummed weakly, casting long, menacing shadows across the floorboards.