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After the Ashes

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Ashley’s POV

White sheets tucked around my legs. My left side ached like hell, bandaged tightly from rib to hip.

They said I was lucky that the bullet had missed every vital organ.

Lucky.

I rolled the word around in my head.

Nothing about this felt like luck. Not the blood. Not the silence from Michael.

A soft knock tapped against the door.

"Come in," I said, my voice hoarse.

Dr. Elridge, the man with the steadiest hands and the softest eyes in the entire bloody hospital, walked in with a cl
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