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Chapter 24

Author: JM Snap
last update publish date: 2026-01-28 00:11:38

Darien

My hand rested over Leah's, warm and still, as she slept. I'd been sitting in this damned chair for hours, my back screaming in protest, but I couldn't bring myself to move. Not when her breathing had finally evened out. Not when she looked so peaceful for the first time since she'd arrived.

The door opened with a soft creak, and I didn't need to turn to know it was Cain. His presence was familiar, controlled, completely unlike the chaos that had torn through this room earlier.

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