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Chapter 8

Author: Clouded Path
The warehouse was so quiet that only water dripping from the stopped cooling system could be heard.

As Hayden stared at the blank space on the pendant, his eyes slowly grew red-rimmed.

"You lied to me for ten years?" he asked.

Bailey shrank back. "But I did spend ten years with you. That part was real. When you woke up, you kept looking for your donor. I was just afraid you'd be disappointed. Then you started treating me so well. How could I bring myself to tell you the truth?"

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