AshtonI stayed in the room with Mika for hours. She lay quietly beside me, her face nestled against my chest, her arms loosely wrapped around me as if even in sleep she needed to feel me there.She was exhausted.Carefully, I examined every part of her body, checking for any injuries I might have missed. My eyes moved slowly, deliberately, from her arms, to her shoulders, down to her legs, searching for even the smallest mark.Thankfully, aside from her bruised lips, she wasn’t badly hurt.The doctor had already come earlier and treated her wound. It was cleaned, medicated, and no longer bleeding, but the sight of it still made something dark twist inside me.I remained silent, listening to the steady rise and fall of her breathing. It was heavy, uneven at times, like her body was still recovering from everything that happened.I let her sleep.For now… I would let her rest.Carefully, I slipped out of bed, making sure not to wake her. I paused for a moment, watching her face to conf
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