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CHAPTER 26: SAFEHOUSE WHITE LIGHT

Author: Inkbyjane
last update publish date: 2026-06-29 18:09:45

~MAYA~

The white light was a clinical blade, slicing directly through my retinas.

My eyelids fluttered open, my mind screaming that I was still caught in the white chemical fog of the ballroom, or the blinding white flash of Mark's muzzle flashes. I scrambled upright against the headboard, my fingers clawing frantically at the Egyptian cotton sheets beneath me.

"Easy, Mrs. Vance," a quiet, female voice commanded.

A doctor in a pristine white coat stepped forward, her hands gently but fi
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