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CHAPTER FIFTEEN: FEVER DREAMS
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Elena stared at her phone, Gabriel's name glowing on the screen with yet another incoming call.She let it go to voicemail. Again.This was the fourth call today. The second bouquet of flowers had arrived this morning. And yesterday, Margaret had emailed to say Gabriel wanted to schedule a time to "talk properly.""No," Elena said aloud to her empty room. "Absolutely not."She was done. Done with the flowers, done with the messages, done with the way he was slowly, methodically trying to work his way back into her life.And she was especially done with those dreams that made her wake up aching and confused, her body betraying everything her mind knew to be true.Gabriel Thorne didn't love her. He never had.And she wasn't going to let him pretend otherwise just because his ego couldn't handle being the one left behind.Elena's phone buzzed with a text.Gabriel: Elena, please. I just want to talk. Five minutes. That's all I'm asking.Her fingers flew across the keyboard before she coul
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THE ALPHA CHILDREN LIVES CHAPTER FIFTEEN: FEVER DREAMS
Elena stayed at the hospital longer than she should have.She told herself it was just to make sure Gabriel was truly okay. That the doctors hadn't missed anything. That someone responsible needed to sign his discharge papers since he was being stubborn about everything.But the truth was simpler and more complicated: she couldn't seem to walk away from him."You should go home," Gabriel said softly, watching her from the hospital bed. "It's late.""I will. Soon." Elena adjusted the blanket over him, avoiding his gaze. "The doctor said they want to keep you overnight for observation. Concussion protocol.""I told them I'm fine.""And I told them you're a terrible patient who never follows medical advice." She finally met his eyes. "Stay the night, Gabriel. Please."Something flickered across his face, surprise, maybe, that she cared enough to argue. "Only if you promise to go home and get some rest.""Deal."But as she gathered her purse and coat, Gabriel caught her wrist gently. "Ele
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