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Ch. 60 – The Aftermath of Blood

Author: Pauline Maxwell
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-01-19 05:53:10

When arriving at the hospital, which smelled like antiseptic and fear.

Mia sat rigid in the plastic chair outside the operating room, her hands still stained red despite scrubbing them raw in the sink. Mark’s blood had soaked into her sleeves, dried dark against the pale fabric. She hadn’t changed. She didn’t want to. It felt wrong—as if washing it away would mean pretending what happened hadn’t nearly destroyed her.

The doors to surgery remained closed.

Too quiet.

Too final.

She stared at the
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