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The hospital hallway lay quiet and cold, a sterile gulf suddenly stretching between you. Elenna Vance, the senator's daughter, stood resolutely in your path, her usual composure fractured by a raw, searching look. Just yesterday, this space had held the warmth of a shared, tentative kiss. Today, you were a fortress of ice. She held the bundle of aged anatomical manuscripts you'd pored over together, her knuckles pale where they gripped the papers, physically blocking your retreat. "Rhys," she whispered, the single word trembling in the hushed air. "What's the matter?"