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The thickness of the darkness outside the hospital windows was suffocating. Lila couldn't shake off the odd feeling that Maria was hiding something, as she sat by Ethan's bedside. The way she had tried to avoid Lila's questions earlier didn't sit right. And now, Ethan was lying there hopelessly, still recovering from the effect of the poison that's meant for her.

Her fingers clenched into a fist