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Chapter 35: Small Mercies

مؤلف: Recheal Writes
last update تاريخ النشر: 2026-10-27 17:01:58

Olivia POV

I sign the last form in Elena's office and hand it back before I can talk myself out of it a second time, my pen still hovering an inch above the paper even after my name is already on it.

"That's it," Elena says, sliding the folder into a drawer like it's just another Thursday for her, even though it's the single most invasive thing I've agreed to since the divorce five years ago. "I'll have the lab reach out within the week to schedule. A private lab, your choice of physician, resu
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