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CHAPTER 134

Author: Vivi Anne
last update Last Updated: 2025-04-27 18:47:22

Lucas's pov

The world was a haze of white light and muffled sounds when I first opened my eyes, my lids heavy, each blink a struggle against the fog that clouded my mind.

Pain throbbed in my skull, a dull, relentless pulse that radiated through my body, my spine and shoulder aching with a sharpness that made my breath catch.

The sterile scent of antiseptic stung my nose, the beep of machines a distant rhythm that grounded me, even as my thoughts swirled, disjointed and fleeting.

Where was I?

A hospital, I realized, the realization slow, like wading through molasses.

My chest tightened, a flicker of fear sparking as fragments of memory surfaced—the explosion, the heat, the force that had thrown me against the stairs, Olivia’s car in flames.

My heart lurched, a single name cutting through the haze, sharp and urgent: Olivia.

“Olivia,” I whispered, my voice hoarse, barely audible, scratching against my dry throat.

My eyes darted around the room, searching for her, for her familiar
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