VIKTOR’S POVThe world came back to me in fragments.First, the sound of beeping, steady but faint. Then the smell of antiseptic was sharp in my nose.My body ached everywhere, heavy with the weight of painkillers and bruises. I tried to move, but my muscles screamed, dragging me back down into the mattress.It was then that I felt it. A presence. Someone was watching ME.Slowly, with great effort, my eyes blinked open. The ceiling swam above me, white and sterile. I turned my head slightly, and my breath caught.Sitting by my bed was a figure that should not exist. A woman with long dark hair and piercing eyes that glowed in the dim light. She was smiling at me, wide and uncannily calm, as if she had been waiting for this exact moment.For a heartbeat, my heart stopped cold.“Zoya?” My voice was hoarse, barely a whisper.Her smile grew sharper.The room spun. My throat tightened, and panic surged through my chest. I tried to sit up, tried to escape, but my body betrayed me. I s
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