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g table, his jaw clenched so tightly

irmly. "We're ready to begin. We have four hours t

im. "She went down the hall to wash up. She said she'd

ay. "My men have searched the floor. Miss Rose may have gone to the private lounge to give

ctors tried to get him to lie back. "She promi

him, adjusting the blanket over Ewan's chest. "Just relax

ced over his n

push it away, but his arms were already growing heav

, Valerie. Y

he felt when he

e smell of medical oxygen filled his nose, a

ng up," so

is steady," a

ry throat. He attempted to lift his

urgery went well. Everything looks good,

t the surgery. He nee

e?" he

ght her

m his right, tremb

houlders. She was here

Meyer said. "The light might be jarring at first, so do

rt beating faster. H

hen the thick cotton pads covering his eyes were lif

ctor told him. "Try open

y lifted h

hiss and squeeze them shut, and tear

eyer said. "Give it a

his eyes a second time. H

e clearer. He could make out the pale blue curtains, the metal stand be

ed to the woman s

opped b

her shoulders, framing her face. She had delicate cheekb

from the burning building. The woma

had fallen

," he wh

r cheek. She gave him

can s

wrapping his fingers

he fr

soft beneath

smooth. There were no scars or burn marks from th

to make sense of

rmured. "What happ

t. Then her smile disappeared,

e asked, her voice breaking. "Y

ie, I

face. "Is that really the first thing you want to talk about? I've been sitting here with you for a whole month. I wait

swelled heavi

ng, and the drugs had left him feeling weak an

m sorry," he

ist and gently pulled

ad is still spinning. I do

rist. When she looked down at him,

ven look hap

'm so happy to see yo

ned tow

t was her scent, but something about it seemed stronger than he r

it was the oxygen and medication

ed her li

ak. He wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her closer, wanting

e could finally look at her, a

e suite sudden

ss and turned tow

in, looking worried. Two men

'm sorry to interrupt, but these detect

lows, narrowing his eyes as he t

t is

in front stepped closer

"We checked the security footage and the records of everyone who entered the

tened around the

r and placed an employee profi

ea just before midnight. The recor

bli

thing to him, except that it so

e woman let ou

into his skin as tears filled her eyes. She

God,

and looked at him, h

my twin