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Chapter Thirty: You Snored Like a Dragon Choked on Lava! 

Author: Joy Samson
last update Last Updated: 2025-06-23 07:20:45

Mia's hospital room was still, the kind of still that made every sound echo louder than it should. The faint, steady beep of the heart monitor ticked like a lazy metronome beside her.

The sharp scent of disinfectant clung to the pale green curtains and sterile white walls, biting at her nose. Sunlight streamed through the blinds, casting long golden lines across the cold floor.

Somewhere down the hallway, a trolley rattled over a bump. It was 9:30 a.m.

Mia stirred beneath her blanket. Her lashes fluttered open, the fog of sleep thick in her brain. For a moment, she forgot where she was—until she rolled over and saw a figure towering at her bedside.

She gasped and scrambled backward, heart slamming against her ribs. Her vision was blurry, but as the shape leaned slightly into the light, recognition clicked. Christian.

"Are you insane?!" she screamed, clutching her chest. "Why are you standing there like a ghost from a horror movie?"

She collapsed back into the mattress with a groan and
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