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Chapter 36: Finding Home (Kira POV)
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2026-02-14 13:00:53My phone buzzed against the bedside table, pulling my attention from the medical chart a nurse had just left. Three texts from Leo, all within the span of two minutes.
I'm sorry.
I'm going to fix this.
Please just hold on.
My chest tightened. Fix what? Hold on from what? Leo's tendency toward dramatic gestures had gotten him into trouble before, but something about these messages felt different. More urgent. More desperate.
"Everything okay?" D
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