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Chapter 6

Author: Rikki
last update publish date: 2026-07-11 18:52:50

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Damian stood motionless in the middle of the bedroom, the medical report still clenched tightly in his hand. His eyes remained fixed on the words printed across the page.

Retroperitoneal Sarcoma. Malignant. Stage IV.

The room had gone unnaturally quiet.

Jennifer's pale face at the hospital flashed across his mind. The way she had struggled to stand. The way she'd looked at him when she said, "Damian... I'm dying."

His grip on the papers tightened.

Before he could make sense of the
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