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Chapter 7

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Leovan stopped dead in the doorway of Room 307. He had come to the hospital for a routine checkup, nothing more, and was halfway to the elevator when a flash of familiar dark hair caught his eye through the narrow glass panel in the door. He stepped closer. His eyes narrowed on the figure lying inside, small and pale against the white sheets. He knew that woman far too well.

"Valena!" he shouted.

He shoved the door open so hard it struck the wall. The girl on the bed flinched, blinking several t
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