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Chapter 8

Author: Liora
I slept four hours at Maya's place.

When I woke up, there were over a dozen missed calls. Seven from Adrian, two from Lucia, and the rest from numbers I didn't recognize.

Maya warmed up some oatmeal and set my phone face down on the table.

"Eat first."

"Any word from the clinic?"

"Dr. Weiss is willing to meet you and explain the medication process. But he wants you to come alone."

"Then I'm not going."

Maya glanced at me. "I thought you'd be in a hurry to hear it."

"I am. But if he really wants
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