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Chapter 19

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CHAPTER 19

Lyra’s POV

“Megan!”

My scream tore through the night air as people began shouting below. Nurses ran. Security alarms went off. Someone yelled for an ambulance even though we were already inside the hospital.

My hands gripped the balcony railing so tightly my fingers hurt. She wasn’t moving. Oh God. She wasn’t moving. Behind me, the voice repeated calmly, “You shouldn’t have pushed her.”

I spun around.

Cassian stood a few feet away, expression sharp, eyes searching my face. For a spl
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