The doctor's lips parted, but no words came. Sweat beaded on his brow. Venom's hand shook. Her jaw tightened. For a long moment, the trigger seemed to pulse beneath her finger. Then she lowered the gun. It won't change anything. He's gone. Her arm dropped to her side, and she turned away, staring at the wall. "Get out," she commanded. "All of you. Now." They didn't need to be told twice. The doctors scrambled past her, their footsteps hurried and uneven as they fled the room. The door clicked shut behind them, sealing her in. Silence filled the room. The only sound was the soft, mechanical rhythm of the ventilator—the slow, steady beep of a heart that refused to give up but refused to wake, either. Venom turned toward the bed. Zayne lay motionless. His head was wrapped in thick white bandages, his face pale as a ghost's. An oxygen mask covered his mouth and nose. Tubes snaked from his arms, his chest, his throat. She stared at him for a long time, her lips trembling as th
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