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last update Last Updated: 2025-09-16 15:05:32

~HUNTER'S POV~

I woke up mixed up, my body heavy with exhaustion and the lingering effects of fever. The afternoon sun streamed through my bedroom windows, casting long shadows across the floor.

A glance at my bedside clock made me blink in disbelief…. noon. I couldn't remember the last time I had slept past sunrise, let alone into the afternoon.

Sitting up slowly, I ran a hand through my disheveled hair, wincing as the movement sent a dull ache through my skull.

The events of the past few days crashed back with brutal clarity….Caroline's devastating confession, Celine's tears, and the way I had pushed away the only woman I had ever truly loved when she needed me most.

My gaze drifted to the nightstand where an empty soup bowl sat alongside a small bottle of fever medication.

Celine had brought them to me yesterday, despite everything. Despite my cruelty, my coldness, my cowardice…she'd still cared enough to ensure I ate and took my medicine.

‘God, what kind of monster had I become
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