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“I’ll be here when you wake up.”
A promise.
A quiet one.
But real.
And for a moment—
everything feels…
okay.
The Knock
A soft knock breaks the silence.
I stiffen.
Turn.
The door opens slowly.
One of the Delta Five operators steps inside.
Expression tight.
Serious.
Too serious.
My stomach drops instantly.
“We need to talk,”he says.
I look back at Jase.
At his hand still in mine.
At the rise and fall of his chest.
At the heat that hasn’t gone away.
“…now?” I ask quietly.
He nods once.
“Now.”
I don’t wantto let go.
I don’t want to move.
I don’t want to leave him.
Not like this.
Not when he—
