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Chapter 155

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Elara pulled the rubber tourniquet tight above her left elbow. The pressure bloomed instantly. She picked up the sterilized butterfly needle, aligning the bevel with the prominent vein near her inner elbow.

The steel pierced the skin. Dark red blood flowed into the vacuum tube.

Alexander pushed open the glass laboratory door. He stopped on the threshold. His eyes dropped to the needle in her arm.

"We have an entire medical wing equipped for blood draws."

Elara swapped the filled tube for an emp
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