THEA’s POVMeanwhile, inside the sunlit drawing room of the main Vane estate, time seemed to stand completely still.I stood frozen beside Elias, his strong arm wrapped securely around my waist. The warm, comforting scent of his cologne filled my senses, but my heart was pounding against my ribs like a trapped bird.All the color had drained from my face. I couldn't breathe. I couldn't move a single muscle. Standing just a few feet away from us, holding a sleek black medical bag, was Doctor Jocelyn.She looked polished, professional, and entirely calm. Her gray suit was immaculate, her dark hair pulled back into a tight, neat bun, and a polite, professional smile rested on her lips. To Elias, she looked like a top-tier private physician sent by the city’s premier medical board to take care of his wife.But to me... she was a monster from my nightmare past.Memories of my first life rushed back with violent, terrifying clarity.In my past life, when my health began to fail during the f
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