After Alex took care of my injuries and took a vial of blood. She labeled it “Mystery Patient 21” So if anything came about it, I would be protected until she could talk to me about what it all means. The adrenaline was gone now. What remained was pain.Every step I made made my body ache. My ribs burned. My muscles trembled with exhaustion. The cuts on my arms stung beneath the bandages Alex had wrapped around them. Even breathing felt heavy.I passed everyone on my way back to my room but Luka stayed close beside me without touching me at first, like he was holding himself back on purpose.“You’re limping again,” he said quietly.“I noticed,” I muttered.His mouth twitched faintly, but the humor didn’t reach his eyes. Not after tonight. Not after almost losing me. When we reached the stairs, I stopped dead.“Nope.”Luka blinked at me.“I hate stairs now,” I informed him. A tired huff of laughter escaped him. “Fair.”Then, without another word, he bent and scooped me into his arms.
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