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Chapter 216

Penulis: All_about_me
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-03-28 18:18:46

AIDEN’S POV

The first thing I noticed was how still she looked, too still.

Riley had never been someone I associated with stillness. Even when she was quiet, there was always something going on beneath the surface thoughts, resistance, and emotion she refused to show.

But right now, lying on that narrow hospital bed, an IV line running into her arm, her lashes resting against her cheeks…

She looked fragile and I hated it.

“She’s stable.”

I barely registered the doctor stepping into the room, my
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