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The defibrillation stopped. The lifeline remained flat.

Tim's face turned pale, his eyes filled with grief and unwillingness.

Chloe Bishop dragged her heavy feet forward, step by step, until she knelt beside the bed and pressed her face close to Xavier Grayson's ear. "I'm Chloe Bishop. Xavier, can you hear me? It's me, Chloe! Didn't you say you loved me? Then wake up