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Sage

I wore my clothes and wrinkled my nose when the antiseptic smell still clung to my clothes as I walked out, my body sore from injuries that hadn’t fully healed. The dull ache in my ribs reminded me of the attack, the pounding of fists and boots, the weight of helplessness crushing down on me.

The bruises would fade, but the bitterness in my chest would remain because it was now obvious to me that Kaiden was the reason I had been attacked twice now.

He couldn’t even come to see me after they had called him. He is a very ruthless bastard and I hate him with every fiber of my being now.

The professor was waiting for me outside, leaning against his car like he hadn’t just berated me in there. His arms were crossed, his expression unreadable, as always.

The warmth I had glimpsed in there was long gone now.

I stopped in front of him, adjusting the hospital bag slung over my shoulder. "Are we going to your place?"

He barely spared me a glance before unlocking the car. "No. I’m taking y
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