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The Final Battle

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Cara's POV

"Cara."

I jerked awake at the sound of my name, blinking away the sleep in my eyes.

"You can see him now." Doctor Bruno said. Exhaustion displayed across his face, showing how draining the last few hours had been.

"He's awake?" I rasped, stifling a yawn. My entire body felt sore from sleeping on the chair.

How many hours had it been?

Eyeing the big clock on the wall—

5am. Thirty-one hours.

Sun rays were beginning to stream in from outside lighting up the hallway. This was the second sunrise since Adonis had his...

I sighed, pulling myself up when I noticed something odd. Before sleep finally claimed me last night, I was sure there were two men passed out on the chair opposite me. Now I could see just one.

My brows knitted in a frown, "Where's my father?"

"He left to get a cup of coffee. He woke up a while ago." Doctor Bruno replied.

My eyes darted to Luca, who still had his head bent, eyes closed, and arms folded over his chest. From the weird position he was in and the
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