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bbing alcohol burned
orescent lights above sent a violent stab of pain dire
se of her skull. She sucked in a harsh breath, her
ep
d of an intravenous drip pu
rustled against her skin. Her gaze swept past the silver medical tra
sat
translucent under the harsh lights. Thick leather s
ed the fragile skin of his inner
tube. It flowed rapidly, pooling into a ster
He adjusted the flow valve with practiced, clinical precisio
ankly at the ceiling tiles. His jaw was locked tight, a muscle ticking faintly
memories
n years of someone else's life crashed into her brain. The extravagant parti
heaved. Acid burned
The villain. The one who e
r bed immediately picked up the panic, emitting a rap
ned his head, his hands
ffered a polished, sicke
nell. Your exclusive blood supply is prepp
bag. It was warm. It was f
siological nausea hit
think. She
the IV needle taped to the back of her own hand and yanked i
the freezing Ita
, her muscles trembling from the concussion and weakness. She stumblropping his clipboard. He rushed forw
ammed against his chest, pushing him back
ward the aphe
red emergency stop button on the contro
ne. The internal pumps ground to a halt. The
at her, his eye
e you doing? Why did you
self standing. Her chest heaved. She dug her fing
oice was hoarse, raw, but la
nked, confuse
eedle out of his
nce she woke up, the
aint trace of confusion, a subtle fracture in his hollow mask, as if he couldn't c
p, rapid clicking of high heels ech
st. Angry. Appro
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