Chapter 13- True nature
Author: D.twister
last update2025-05-03 23:42:42

The evening sky was bruised with gray, clouds thick as velvet and heavy with rain.

Water lashed against the windshield of Valeria’s parked car, each droplet sounding like a ticking clock—reminding her time was slipping.

She sat in the shadows just outside the hospital gates, her fingers curled around a small paper cup of ice cream. Vanilla. Her favorite.

A poor attempt at comfort. The cold sweetness melted slowly on her tongue as her eyes remained fixed on the glass doors of Parkcrest Hospital.

She had been waiting there for over an hour.

No one would suspect her car in this spot. She’d taken the liberty of switching plates and keeping her hood low.

After all, what she was doing wasn’t just dangerous—it was suicidal. Especially if Elijah ever found out.

But she had to know.

She had to know who Amirah really was… and why Doctor Chen had lied.

Suddenly, movement caught her eye.

Her pulse spiked.

A figure in a dark trench coat stepped through the sliding doors, an umbrella popping ope
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