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Chapter 108

Author: Rejoice Ezeh
last update publish date: 2026-07-01 13:35:53

Ember's POV

The first thing I noticed was the ceiling.

White and flat and lit from below by the kind of light that had no warmth in it — the specific brightness of a room designed for visibility rather than comfort. I looked at it for a moment without understanding it. Then I understood it and the understanding was not a relief.

Clinic.

I turned my head slowly.

Rebecca was on my left, sitting in the chair pulled close to the bed, and she was already looking at me — had been watching my face, pr
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