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................ Shiloh ................ The rhythmic beeping of machines slowly ushers me into consciousness and my eyes flutter open, adjusting to the sterile hospital room bathed in soft light. Confusion grips me for a moment, the fog of anesthesia lifting as reality returns like crashing waves, and then it hits me—the blurred memories of the night, the harrowing ordeal, and the soul-numbing pair of eyes staring into mine. Panic surges through me, and I sit up abruptly, my body instinctively recoiling from the IV hooked to my arm while the room swims. But just then, I hear a familiar voice speak next to me, telling me it’s okay. “Kyler!” I gasp, my voice catching in my throat, realizing I’m hallucinating as I scoot away from him, trying to get away. “It’s okay. It’s me, baby. Y