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Chapter 74

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The hospital was quieter than usual that evening. The corridors smelled faintly of antiseptic and coffee, the hum of fluorescent lights echoing off the polished floors. Ariana sat at her station, her uniform neat, her posture perfect, but her mind refused to focus.

The memory of Mateo’s touch earlier in the empty wing consumed her. Every brush of his hand, every possessive whisper, every stolen moment pressed into her skin like a brand she could feel even through her scrubs. She tried to chart
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