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Chapter Ninety Three- What Matters The Most

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Alexander’s POV

The heavy, frosted glass doors of the surgical wing slammed shut, the magnetic lock engaging with a loud, definitive click that echoed through the sterile corridor.

It was the sound of a vault sealing. The sound of my entire world being locked away from me.

I stood there, staring at the opaque glass, my hands curled into fists so tight my knuckles ached with the strain. For the first time in all my years of life, I had absolutely no leverage. I couldn't buy my way through those
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