Chapter 49

Valeria’s POV

I woke up to a sharp pain in my lower abdomen.

“Ahh!” I cried out, gripping my stomach in agony. The pain stabbed through me like a jagged blade, twisting and unrelenting.

My eyes fluttered open, blurry at first, then clearer as I blinked away the haze. I took in the sterile white walls, the faint scent of antiseptic and herbs, the humming sound of a machine nearby. My heart pounded