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44: what I must protect

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ADAM

I stood by the NICU window at two in the morning, watching my daughter sleep.

Three days old, and she already owned me completely.

Lucia was bigger than when she was born—five pounds, eight ounces now. The doctors were amazed at how fast she was gaining weight, how strong her vitals were.

"Hybrid vigor," Dr. Reyna had said. "She's healing and growing faster than a normal premature baby."

I didn't care about the science. I just cared that she was healthy.

"Can't sleep either?" Eve's voice m
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