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Chapter 18: A Plan
Scarlett’s felt like her skull had been torn open. She felt the pain before she opened her eyes, and she didn’t know where she was or what had happened. Her back was on something scratchy, and she no longer felt the weight of her swords tied to her belt.
That miserable, dishonorable rat, she thought. Luca had betrayed her. If she had just listened to the annoying Hova, and she wouldn’t have let her guard down.
When she opened her eyes, she realized she was in the corner of a room in the barracks, along with the wounded. What the hell happened after Luca attacked her from behind?
She got up, and the abrupt movement made her dizzy.
“You fell and hit your head,” said a plump woman who was changing bandages on someone’s burned leg. “Lie down and wait until your concussion has passed, else you’ll pass out again and I will not carry you back to your haystack.”
Scarlett ignored her and rushed outside.
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