Any mismatch of names?Lys’s POVWhen I opened my eyes, the first thing I felt was heaviness in my chest, pressing hard like someone was sitting on me. Each breath scraped my throat, dry and sharp, as though I had been swallowing dust for days. My body ached, the kind of ache that never truly goes away, the kind that reminds you that you’ve been broken for too long.I turned my head slowly, forcing my eyes to focus.Then I saw Laurent there.He sat beside the bed. His elbows rested on his knees, his hands loose but close enough that I knew he could reach for me in an instant, his storm-grey eyes were locked on mine, too intent and too full. His brows pulled together and his jaw tightened. His face was unreadable, but his concern was all over him— the way he leaned close, the way he stilled when I moved, like I was something fragile.“You’re awake,” he said, his voice quiet, softer than I remembered, almost careful.I swallowed hard, the motion painful. My body screamed at me to
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