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CHAPTER 28

Author: Angela Ray
last update Last Updated: 2025-06-02 03:07:27

The Hospital Bed

Damian’s POV

Her footsteps echoed down the hallway like the end of a statement I wasn't ready to finish as the nurse went into the back room.

I stood frozen at the counter, my heart beating fast under my coat. I could barely keep my fingers from shaking as I pressed them against the desk edge. I didn't notice how tight my grip was until my fingers got numb from the blood rushing back to them. My body begged me to run after her and demand answers faster, but I didn't.

But what I was going to hear scared me.

I was afraid I had missed him by a second.

I was afraid it was already too late.

The waiting room was buzzing now, but not too loud. In the corner, an old TV was showing a muted ad for cough syrup, and behind me, a baby was crying on her mother's arm. I didn't even when she got there. The fluorescent light above flashed and pulsed in a slow rhythm that felt oddly like my heartbeat—steady at first, then stuttering. I heard a distant voice calling for “Dr. Reeves
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