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Chapter 26: Lessons in Survival 

Author: Elizabeth Julius
last update publish date: 2026-04-10 21:47:41

Bella couldn't stop looking at her hands. She kept wiping them on the hoodie, over and over and the red streaks faded but she could still feel it. Still feel the warmth that had no business being there.

The man on the warehouse floor hadn't moved but she knew he wouldn't. She knew that but she kept not looking at him and then looking anyway like some part of her brain needed to keep confirming it was real.

Mikhail stepped in front of her and blocked the view. "Bella."

She looked up at him witho
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