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Chapter 201

Author: Gem
last update Last Updated: 2025-09-25 23:48:49

Cameron POV

I barely heard the nurse when she said Brandon was awake. The only thing pounding in my head was Drake.

Drake, who I’d known my whole life.

Drake, who’d smiled across dinner tables and called me “little brother.”

Drake, who sent men to kidnap my boyfriend and nearly got him killed.

The hallway to Brandon’s room stretched like it was a mile long. My shoes squeaked against the linoleum with every step. Every sound—the buzz of lights, the beeping of monitors—scraped against my nerves until it felt like my whole body was a live wire.

When I reached the door, I froze. Through the small glass window I could see Brandon lying back against his pillows, pale but upright. His parents sat on either side of the bed. The sight of them—his mom’s trembling hand on his wrist, his dad’s stiff shoulders—knocked the breath out of me. They were here because of my family. Because of Drake.

I pushed the door open anyway.

Brandon’s eyes snapped toward me, and even with the dark circles under the
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