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Chapter 23:

(Damien’s POV)

I woke up slowly. The air in the room was bright, soft, and still.

I wasn’t burning. The heavy, desperate heat that had trapped me in the study was gone. My head felt clear, but heavy, like a stone at the bottom of a deep lake.

I blinked, taking in the room. I was lying in the middle of my huge bed, under a light cotton sheet. My chest was bare. My wrinkled suit pants and socks were still on. The pillow next to me was indented.

I looked at the bedside tabl
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