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I turned.
Elena stood in the doorway wearing one of my black dress shirts, sleeves rolled to her elbows, hem brushing mid-thigh, hair still wet and dripping from the shower. Matteo hovered behind her, expression grim and resigned.
Her eyes locked on the two dangling, soaked nurses. Recognition hit like a slap. Then shock. Then something darker, colder, blooming across her beautiful face.
I smiled—slow, real, and only for her.
“Welcome, baby girl,” I said. “I brought you a gift.”