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Chapter 29

Author: Mary Gilliam
last update Last Updated: 2024-11-08 01:11:23

Olympia's POV

“I…. I just don't feel like it,” I blurted out.

Dammit Ollie, does that sound reasonable enough? I asked myself

Ryder smiled and walked up to me. He grabbed my shoulders, looked straight into my eyes and said,

“I don't understand you, babe but you can't just say you won't go. You're one of our best healers and if there's anyone I'd send on this assignment, it'd be you.”

At this point, I knew I had no choice but to go except I told him the real truth, which is something I wasn't ready for.

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When Xavier asked me to take off my protective gear, I felt like my heart would drop with a thud into my stomach with how fast it was beating.

Did he already suspect that I was Olympia? I thought.

I immediately had to come up with something to make him stop.

And it worked.

He probably doesn't think that I am Olympia.

As I walked away from Xavier, I felt a mix of relief and anxiety. I had dodged a bullet, but for how long?

My team and I made our way back to the hospit
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