ally touched

sign switched off, Alex

glance for Julian

hought was

ssenger muttered as Ale

e them a concise report, detailing his symptoms and t

lian, then at me with a mixture of

se outcome," one of them admitted. "These are u

eakly squeezed my hand as

ed, his voice hoarse

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already there, having flown in on an earli

the ER and the doctors took

she said, her voice sincere. "He's offering a

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ooked s

nders' charity. Or, if he' s comfortable, a public acknowledgment of the effective

ile. "You're a remarkable woman,

said. "Soon to

ating my next move – finding a hotel,

as A

, his voice tight with irrit

e for wh

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miliating me, after abandoning a dying passenger

fake illness star

tany any soup, Alex,"

you say?"

ot your errand

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Alex snapped. "

him and handed

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oice clear and steady. "I've had the

clutching her chest. "Alex,

with rage. He looked

led. "After everythi

in my career and kill me in our last life? Or publicly annou

rceptibly at the 'last life'

elusional,

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y face, a stinging slap t

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