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Chapter 596

Chapter 0596

Nina

The phone dropped out of Lori's hand with a clatter, and for a moment, I felt my heart drop.

As I looked at Lori, I began to fear the worst: that Jessica had died in the hospital. But when Lori uttered those words, I felt as if the world was tilting beneath my feet.

"It's Jessica," Lori said, her face slowly stretching into an incredulous, shocked smile. "She's awake."

I couldn't believe it. Just yesterday, the doctors had said that she had more internal bleeding. When I saw Jessica just a few hours ago in the middle of the night, she was practically on death's doorstep.

And my impromptu Claiming ceremony, my haphazard and last-minute attempt to tum Jessica into one of us in a desperate plea to save her life, hadn't worked. I could still feel her cold and limp hand in mine, could still see the bruises on her face and her poor body wrapped up in white casts.

It hadn't worked. Right?

I blinked, unable to process the information. This couldn't be some sort of joke, could it? Was I dreaming? "What... What do you mean, she's awake?" I stammered, taking a shaky step forward.

Lori's smile widened even more, and her joy was palpable, even from where I stood. "The doctor just called. Jessica had a major improvement during the night, and they're not sure how!" she exclaimed.

Lori tightly, throwing my arms around her. "Oh, Lori, that's incredible!" I exclaimed, my voice choked

incredible," Enzo

that moment, Lori leaned in closer,

an unspoken agreement between Lori and I; that Enzo didn't need to know.

me like a bolt of lightning. I couldn't believe it; if it was the case that Jessica had a sudden and miraculous recovery, then that meant that my Claiming ritual

my attempt to Claim Jessica until I was certain. So, I decided to keep it between myself

me. "I need to go to the hospital right now to see Jessica. Do you want to come, or are you in too much of a rush to leave?" she asked. "I understand if

friend. But I couldn't go; not when I had thought that Jessica would

thought. Then, he nodded, his eyes filled with understanding." You know what? I'd like to see Jessica too," he admitted, his voice gentle.

little while longer. There was a newfound sense of joy in our hearts as the three of us

way to Jessica's room. The door was shut, and Lori hesitated, her hand on

"You go first. You two should have some privacy." "Thank you," Lori breathed before taking a

the excited voices of my two friends. It brought tears to my eyes, and I turned to Enzo. He offered me a gentle smile and wrapped his arm around my shoulders. We made our way over to

Lori was gripping Jessica's face, turning her head this way and that like a mother checking her child for

They leaned closed and began to kiss, and Enzo and I turned away to give them some

snapping us out of our reverie. Enzo and I looked up to see a doctor in a white

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