TRACY"Tracy?" Sean stepped closer, his heavy brow furrowing. "What is it?"I opened my mouth to answer.Nothing came out.A deep, agonizing cramp seized my lower abdomen. The pain didn't build; it exploded. It radiated straight up my spine, paralyzing my vocal cords. The Lunar Decay. Without the AI finalizing the synthetic enzyme, the disease was completely free to ravage my body again.Dropping the laptop onto the duvet, I doubled over.A wet, metallic taste flooded my mouth.Pressing my hand to my lips, I coughed hard. A wet, tearing sound echoed in the quiet room. Pulling my trembling hand away, bright crimson blood coated my pale fingers. "Blood." Sean’s voice dropped an octave, the sound scraping against the walls."It's back," I gasped, clutching my stomach.The adrenaline completely abandoned my veins. The room spun wildly. Gravity pulled my heavy shoulders down, forcing me sideways onto the mattress.Sean lunged. He caught my head before it hit the mahogany headboard."Marcu
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