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Ava pov The sound of the waves was the only thing that reminded Ava she was still alive. The rest of the island felt like death cold, sterile, humming with hidden machines beneath the concrete. From her narrow window, she could see nothing but fog, a pale wall that swallowed the horizon. Days bled into nights without distinction here. The air itself seemed to hum with waiting. When she first woke up in this place, she thought it was another dream, a nightmare stitched together by her own fear. But then she saw Victoria again. The same composed face, the same soft voice pretending to be maternal. Victoria never raised her voice, never shouted. She didn’t need to. The way she looked at people, like she could read the blood flowing under their skin, was enough to strip away courage. Now, Ava sat at the edge of the narrow bed, her wrists still raw where the restraints had been. She wasn’t tied anymore, but the illusion of freedom was worse. They had given her food, clean clothes, even
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Liam POV The night hung over the coast like a heavy secret. The sea was black, its waves catching glints of moonlight that looked like broken glass. Liam stood at the edge of the dock, his hands shoved into his jacket pockets, eyes fixed on the horizon as if he could see through the mist. Behind him, the small team he had built from the ashes of everything he’d lost waited for orders. But his thoughts were with Ava. They always were. He’d almost reached her the night before. Her voice, fragile, trembling, had echoed through the radio before a burst of static swallowed it. And then silence. The coordinates she’d sent had led him here to a port town that reeked of salt, metal, and deceit. But Ava wasn’t here. Someone else was waiting. “West,” a voice called from the shadows. Liam turned slowly. The man stepping out from behind a shipping container was older now, beard streaked with gray, but that unmistakable scar under his left eye made recognition immediate. Dr. Havelock the rog
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Liam pov The alarms were still screaming when I saw her. Ava. Alive. Breathing. Covered in shadows and wires, but alive. For a few long seconds, I forgot everything: the gunfire, the chaos, the world collapsing behind me. My lungs didn’t know how to work. My knees nearly gave out. There she was, sitting in the middle of the white room like some broken miracle that didn’t belong in this filthy war. Her eyes found mine through the smoke. And everything I had destroyed to reach her suddenly felt worth it. Then the gunfire returned. Sloane barked an order. Her soldiers lifted their rifles. Dr. Hart shoved Ava down, shielding her body with her own. I lifted my gun and fired without thinking, the sound of metal against flesh cutting through the alarms. It was the kind of sound that used to make me flinch; now it was just part of the rhythm of staying alive. A bullet tore past my shoulder, grazing the wall. I ducked low, rolled across the floor, and grabbed one of the fallen guards’
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Ava pov The world came back to me in pieces. Light first hard, sterile light that made my eyes burn. Then the aftertaste of metal on my tongue. My ribs felt wrong, like someone had tried to fold me into a smaller shape. Panic tried to rise before my brain could bring me a name, and the name arrived like an anchor: Liam. I pushed my eyes open. The ceiling was low and white, humming with vents. For a second, I was sure I was back in that operating room, but this smelled different. Cleaner. Colder. A hand brushed my arm. It was gentle, clinical. “Relax,” a voice said. Smooth. Patient. Not Victoria’s voice. It made the hairs on my neck stand up anyway. A woman in dark clothing sat near me. Her face was half in shadow. She looked older than me and tired, but her eyes were sharp as glass. “Where ” My voice cracked. I tried to sit, but pain took that option away. Tubes traced lines across my skin to a clear panel at my side. My phone was gone. My jacket was gone. The pendant was gone.
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Liam POV Smoke curled into the sky like black ribbons, staining the horizon. The explosion had thrown Liam backward, slamming him hard against the rusted frame of the car. The world spun in and out of focus flames licking at the edges of the shattered valley, the echo of Ava’s voice swallowed by the roar of destruction. He forced himself up, coughing through the haze, shouting her name again and again until his throat burned. “Ava!” No answer. Only the hiss of fire, the crackle of metal collapsing in the distance. He staggered toward the crater, ignoring the blood running down his temple. “Ava!” His voice broke this time, more plea than command. The earth was still warm beneath his boots. Her pendant, the silver one he’d given her months ago lay half-buried in ash. He picked it up, closing his fist around it until his knuckles turned white. She was gone. And somewhere beneath the rubble, the woman he loved, pregnant, hunted, and haunted, was either buried alive or taken. He re
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Ava pov The night air was heavy with the scent of smoke and burnt metal. They had driven for hours without speaking, the silence between them louder than the thunder rolling over the hills. Every time Ava closed her eyes, she saw Alara. The name had branded itself into her mind like fire. When Liam finally stopped the jeep at an abandoned gas station off the old highway, the world felt like it was holding its breath. He stepped out, the headlights slicing through the fog, and stood there for a long time before he spoke. “We can’t stay on the main roads,” he said, voice hoarse. “They’ll be watching every route out of Prague.” Ava didn’t answer. She was still staring at the ultrasound photo in her hand, the one she’d found crushed in her coat pocket earlier. The faint curve of two shadows glowed against the dark film. Two heartbeats. Two lives. Her fingers trembled as she traced the image. “Why didn’t you tell me, Liam?” He froze, his breath catching. “What?” She lifted her ey
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