Thorns beneath the skin
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Last published Thu, May 21, 2026
Ive spent years running from the darkness, from the things I've done, from the pieces of myself that were too broken to face. I thought I could escape it, outrun the men who knew too much, who saw the cracks in my soul. I was wrong.
It was a mistake coming back here and now they found me. They're not here for forgiveness, for answers. They're here to make me suffer, to make me feel the weight of every betrayal, every lie, until Im begging for mercy that won't come. They want to tear me apart.
But the truth is, they don't need to break me- Im already beyond saving.
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