Ch-38
Author: Cupidaris
last update2025-05-16 22:18:05

The call came just after midnight.

Nathan was reviewing Harper’s security clearance when his phone buzzed, urgent and sharp. He answered immediately.

“Sir,” came the voice of his head of security, breathless, “someone tried to tamper with Harper’s IV line. They were in her room for under a minute—clean, fast. The nurse caught the anomaly just in time.”

Nathan didn’t wait for further explanation. He was already halfway out the door.

By the time he reached the hospital wing, Harper’s vitals had destabilized. The doctors worked quickly, stabilizing her with counter-medication, but the damage was done. Her pulse was weaker than before. Her breathing more strained.

Nathan sat beside her, jaw tight, eyes fixed on her pale face. He didn’t speak. Just watched. Waited. Breathed with her.

Then it happened.

A sharp pulse ran through the ring on his finger—subtle, warm, then urgent. As if it had awakened.

Without thinking, he placed his hand over the wound on her shoulder, exactly where
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