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no.
not masks.
faces that smile when they hurt me.
"Subject 0663 is responding well to the neural inhibitors."
snap out of it.
not then.
now.
but the smells.
antiseptic.
chemicals.
same as the pain-place.
the lab.
exactly the same.
and the sounds…
machines beeping.
humming.
monitoring.
try to focus.
try to remember where I am.
palace.
Surhiira.
with Cosima.
heart slams against ribs.
she's here.
she's on the table.
thetable.
terror spikes so sharp I can't breathe.
she's lying there like I did.
like they made me.
strapped down helpless while they?—
