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thin hospital blanket as the weight of

didn't want h

She barely knew him at least, she didn't feel like she did. Yet he had been

ont of her. The food was untouched, the once-warm meal now cold an

herself to tak

eded a

pressed the call button. A few moments later, the soft shuffle

man smiled kindly. "I

ust had a question." She wet her lips. "

"I'm sorry, dear. There haven't been any visito

ry

re you sure? No calls?

head gently. "Not

disappointment with a sma

dear. Get

exhaled shakily. The hollo

ad come

o one claiming to be some

ad to be so

ration mounting. How could he

lian, but something about t

oom spun slightly, and she gripped the mattress to steady herself. The hospi

ad to

ad to

ched to the room. The fluorescent light flickered on

red back at he

. Chestnut-brown hair that

is rea

ntly, half-expecting the reflec

f her skull, and she winced, pre

h

of som

er of a

of a hand in hers. A dee

ili

eath h

ory flickered and vanished, like a flam

it wasn't

ran down

n, to pull the memory back, but it s

en calling

the cool tile wall, her he

ng was

e was

eded to fi

-

Julian arrived pro

stepped into the room, his poli

, setting a cup of coffee on the be

d a smile

s for a long moment.

In truth, she had

en exhaled, pulling up

believe it's safe for you to be discharge

reath caug

house. It's where we'v

g tog

fresh wave of u

id hesitantly. "I still don't remem

forceful. "Emilia, you're my fiancée. You belong wit

a

didn't se

choice di

till be alone. And Jul

r

hard and nod

ile curved his

er discharge, Emilia's thoughts remained t

hat wasn'

she could

ing deep i

missing som

-

ietly in Julian's sleek black car a

scrapers loomed, streets bustled with life, ye

hem of the soft sweater J

is voice brok

way his hands gripped the ste

she mu

he wa

to ignore it, something abo

he way he never seemed surprised by her rea

tle. But i

didn't t

rground parking garage, Emilia's

ew "h

uxurious space high ceilings, modern furniture, and

ave been br

like a str

ulian said, watch

d a small sm

trailing her fingers over the

ries su

rs of rec

empti

me settling in," he murmured. "I'll

all, leaving Emilia standing in the

and turned toward

edr

bedr

perfectly arranged space. The bed was made, the vanity

our

ulse

hammering as she reached

H. were etched

init

ng fingers,

irst thin

a

ia

eath c

m her memory ec

ili

ran thr

was

like the first real piec