STEVENAt last after everything that had happened that day—I could finally breathe again. No more hurried footsteps. No more panicked shouting. Just the steady, quiet rhythm of medical machines, their soft beeping filling the room with a calm that might have soothed anyone else. But not me.I stood beside her bed, my gaze fixed on Emely’s pale face. A thin bandage wrapped around her cheek, stark against the brightness her skin usually carried. Her breathing had steadied, but even so… it was too weak to truly put me at ease. Without thinking, my hand moved, smoothing the blanket over her.“You’re safe now,” I murmured, more to myself than to her.Her eyelids fluttered. A few seconds later, they slowly opened. Her gaze drifted, unfocused at first, before finally landing on me.“…Steven?”Her voice was faint—so soft it felt like it might disappear at any second.I leaned down slightly so she could see me clearly. “I’m here.”She didn’t respond right away. She just stared, as if making su
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