Chloe woke up drenched in heat, alone, confused, and weak. Her body was heavy and humming like it was still caught in the rhythm of last night. Her heart pounded in her chest like a drumline, her skin tingling under the soft spill of morning light pouring through the curtains. Her head pounded as if she had drunk too much or screamed too long.

Everything felt too real and unreal at once like she’d just stepped out of a dream that had crawled under her skin and refused to leave.

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