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t in. Dante had spent his life making swift, calculated decisio

body screamed it but instincts weren't enough in his w

ke us to St. Laurent Private Hospital

rearview mirror but nodded without q

n for treating high-profile clients without questions. Dante had spent

ady opening. A doctor in a pristine white coat approached, his sharp

ptiste greeted how

eo. Full medical examination, everything b

wardly, but Dante saw the flicker of understanding in his

hrough possibilities. He wasn't just here to confirm what he already knew; he needed to know eve

s arms, placing him on a soft examination table. He stirred, his s

alone,Dante

hose haunting blue eyes

ests

f his nutrition and hydration levels. Dante stood

e murmured as she checked

the doctor's next words.There are signs of malnutrition, Dr.

is wrists and ankles. They've faded, w

t ice-cold, someo

n, had been

nte's chest, who had

in steady. Give me the DNA

t'll take a few hours,

led up under a hospital blanket, exha

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py gaze drifting to the IV in his ar

cried, she'd

nhaled

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ever had taken Seraphina h

ce soft but firm. No one

is small fingers cur

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s pa

rned, he carried a thin fold

ts? Dante

him the paper. As ex

ath he hadn't reali

sitated again but th

tensed

carefully. There was another DNA marker.

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ds shattered his entire

to the Rouss

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Sera

ever ment

on the fold

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nodded, wit

s mind

would Seraphi

had she been run

ion burned

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stable now. Just ensure he

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side the car, his drive

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o

t his p

d be protected under layers of security, guarde

ets, Dante glanced down at Leo,

was

asn't enou

eal back everything that had been taken from him and if

learn that Dante