Chapter 363

Valeria’s POV

Two days.

That was how long it took for my body to remember how to breathe without pain screaming through every vein.

Two days of lying still in Martha’s quarters, drifting in and out of sleep, my body soaked in bitter herbs and silence. Two days of being watched carefully, fed in small portions, and scolded in hushed tones.

Two days of my wounds being cleaned again and again until t