Grayson.Something hits my face—soft, warm, wet. The sensation pulls me from sleep like a gentle slap, and I can hear someone breathing heavily above me, quick and panicked.I force my eyes open, blinking through the haze of medication and exhaustion. Rae is standing beside my bed, tears streaming down her face, her entire body shaking.I sit up immediately, ignoring the sharp spike of pain that shoots through my skull. "Sunshine?"She doesn't answer, just pulls me into a tight hug that nearly knocks me backward. Her body is trembling against mine, her breathing still uneven, and I let her hold on as long as she needs to.When she finally pulls back, I brush a strand of hair away from her face, my thumb catching a stray tear on her cheek."What's wrong?" I ask, studying her expression."Someone was watching you," she says, her voice barely above a whisper. "When I came back to your room. A man in a lab coat, standing right next to your bed. He claimed to be a doctor, but..." She shake
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