Chapter 137

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137 Hospital and Waiting

Lucian

We waited in the hallway, time crawling slower with every breath. Darian had gone in to sign the consent forms, and now it was just me and Mara-sitting in those stiff, sterile chairs, the hum of hospital lights buzzing above us like some cruel reminder of how fragile everything was.

Mara didn’t look well. Her hands were cold, her face pale. I’d tried to convince her to go home and rest, but she wouldn’t

hear it.