Olivia's POV The door to Lucas’s hospital room creaked open, and my heart lurched, my breath catching as I stepped inside, the sterile air heavy with the scent of antiseptic. My eyes found him immediately, and a sob escaped my throat, tears spilling as I took in his battered form. Lucas sat on the edge of the bed, his face a map of bruises—purple and blue blooming across his cheekbones, a swollen lip, a cut above his eye stitched but angry. He limped as he stood, his movements slow, pained, his orange jumpsuit stark against the hospital’s white walls. My chest ached, a crushing weight of love and horror, the reality of his beating far worse than the news report had suggested. My hands trembled, my bag slipping to the floor, forgotten, as I fought the urge to run to him, to hold him, to erase the pain etched into his features.His eyes widened, shock flickering across his bruised face, a spark of disbelief that softened into something warmer, more fragile. “Olivia,” he said, his
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