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CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR

Author: Chel-C
last update publish date: 2026-02-07 16:49:42

Chapter 34 – What Blood Can’t Erase

Ariana’s POV

I woke up to beeping.

Soft at first. Distant. Like it belonged to someone else’s nightmare.

Then pain followed—sharp behind my eyes, heavy in my chest, the kind that made breathing feel like work. I opened my eyes slowly, the ceiling swimming above me.

Hospital.

The word formed before memory caught up.

My throat tightened.

The room smelled like disinfectant and something metallic. Machines hummed. Light filtered in through half-closed blinds, pal
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