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20. His Absence

Next morning...

A sharp twinge in her lower back dragged Siya awake. She blinked, disoriented, still curled stiffly in the sitting position she'd fallen asleep in. For a few seconds she couldn't even remember where she was-only that her neck hurt, her back ached, and the pillow lay untouched beside her.

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