Chapter 264

Chapter 264: Chapter 264

Aurora ’s Perspective

The hot shower washed away the last chemical traces of the lab from my skin. My own soft pajamas felt foreign. I should have been relaxing, but I wasn’t. Every muscle screamed for rest, while my brain whirred like a computer forced into a reboot—overloaded, frantic. Brett’s face, Uncle Jacob’s eyes dimming with instant despair, Aunt Selena’s silently trembling shoulders... these images bombarded me, hurting more than any physical wound.

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