We sprinted through the long corridors toward the infirmary, the sterile scent of antiseptic growing stronger with every step. My mind was a storm of memories I had tried to bury. Hazel. The son of Yoan, the woman Nathaniel had left me for. The child who was a living reminder of the betrayal that once shattered my life.When we burst through the double doors, the air was thick with the sound of a baby’s frantic wailing."Luna, stay back!" Dr. Liana called out, but I pushed past her.In the center of the room, huddled on a medical cot, was a young boy, maybe eight. His face was smeared with dirt and dried blood, his clothes torn to rags. Clutched in his arms were two tiny, shivering infants—twins wrapped in a single, filth-stained blanket.He looked up, and for a second, I saw Nathaniel’s eyes looking back at me in betrayal."Angie?" he rasped, her voice cracking. "Is it really you?""Hazel," I breathed, my feet rooting to the spot. Malcolm stood like a wall behind me, his hand h
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