Octavia finally reached home from work at around 8:30 p.m., exhausted.The hospital had been relentless. Emergency cases, endless rounds, strained relatives, crying children... it had all blurred together into one long, suffocating stretch of responsibility. Normally, she could handle it. She always did.But today... her mind hadn't been fully there. And it was because of Declan. Because of the warning Rowan had given her earlier that afternoon when he stopped by the hospital, his expression unusually tense."He was there again and he tried talking to her again,"That alone had been enough to make her stomach drop.And Rowan, who rarely showed agitation, had added in his voice, "She talked back and asked him questions. She's always been the curious type, you know that very well. Things could get out of hand if you don't draw the line."That had been the moment fear truly set in. Not fear of Declan. But fear of a bond forming between Declan and Seraphina. And that was something she coul
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