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Waking
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2026-04-25 20:30:00Ace's Pov
The fever broke sometime in the early hours and I did not fully know it had broken until I woke up and the ceiling was sharp instead of soft.
I lay still for a moment and took stock.
I turned and both of them were there.
Nikolai was in the chair and Ivan was on the bench against the wall and both of them were asleep. Nikolai sitting upright with his hands loose in his lap. Ivan sideways
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