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Chapter 154

Author: Sarah.D
last update publish date: 2026-01-20 23:40:22

I rushed through the hospital doors, my heels clicking frantically against the linoleum floor.

Jason was right behind me, his hand on the small of my back guiding me forward as I scanned desperately for my family.

Then I saw them clustered in the waiting area outside the ICU. My mother was crying into my father's shoulder. And Julien was standing apart from them with his arms crossed.

"Mom!" I called out, hurrying toward them.

My mother looked up, her face streaked with tears, and immediately
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