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MORE THAN I WANTED TO ADMIT

Author: Ella Mart
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-08-30 04:58:45

XAVIER’S POV

After Katrina left my room, I let out a breath I didn’t even realize I’d been holding. It felt like my lungs had been caught in a tight grip the entire time she was here, and now that she was gone, the air felt easier to breathe. Don’t get me wrong—she wasn’t doing anything outwardly offensive. She was trying, I could see that. Trying too hard, if I’m being honest.

Her voice was too sweet, her smile a little too forced, her hands hovering as though she wanted to fuss over me but wasn’t sure how. Every second she was in the room, it felt as though I was trapped in a box with no air. The walls closing in. Maybe it was the headache, or maybe it was her energy. Either way, her presence wasn’t what I needed.

The door clicked shut behind her, leaving me alone with my thoughts. I laid back against the pillows, shifting carefully so I wouldn’t tug at the cannula taped to my hand. I closed my eyes, hoping for sleep, but the moment I did, a face flashed across my mind like lightnin
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