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44 ◆ Another Ugly Goodbye ◆
◇ KEL ◇
"Hi, babe. Morning. Get enough sleep?""No. Are you in his room?"
"Yeah. Why?" I held my phone against my ear, ignoring Miles' peeved tone on the other line. I glanced at the sleeping patient on the hospital bed. I had dimmed the lights. Maybe I could log some Zs before the doctor checked up on Enzo again. "Nicco okay?"
"Alive and kicking," Miles muttered. "Guards still up?"
"Alessio brought food an hour ago. The other guard left, just finished his shift. Tell Nicco to rest more. Don't overwork him."
Miles scoffed. "He'll live. Your patient's still asleep?" Now his tone sounded genuinely curious and derisive.
"Yeah. Didn't sleep much last night." I got up from the couch to look out the thick glass windows. The weather looked gloomier than my current thoughts. Hopefully Miles and Ricchar di
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