Chapter 12 Proximity Is the Scalpel
Morning rounds were barely finished when the announcement crackled through the overhead speakers:
“Dr. Vale and Dr. Wynn — report to the Chief’s office immediately.”
A flicker of irritation crossed Meta Vale’s face. He hated being summoned like a disobedient resident. I pretended not to notice the...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 Admission
2. Chapter 2 The First Cut
3. Chapter 3 SHOCK DIAGNOSIS
4. Chapter 4 THE SILENCE BETWEEN HEARTBEATS
5. Chapter 5 The Cut That Doesn’t Bleed
6. Chapter 6 THE WEIGHT OF MEMORY
7. Chapter 7 The Noise Beneath the Pulse
8. Chapter 8 The Fault Line Beneath Us
9. Chapter 9 TENSION THRESHOLDS
10. Chapter 10 The Second Pulse
11. Chapter 11 Pulse Drift
12. Chapter 12 Proximity Is the Scalpel
13. Chapter 13 The Pulse Beneath the Scar
14. Chapter 14 The Pressure Point
15. Chapter 15 The Shape of His Unease
16. Chapter 16 Anatomy Lab
17. Chapter 17 The Slow Stitching of Attachment
18. Chapter 18 The Pulse Beneath the Silence
19. Chapter 19 The Bruise Under the Skin
20. Chapter 20 Where the Wounds Begin
21. Chapter 21 THE SOFT ACHE OF ALMOST
22. Chapter 22 THE QUIET BEFORE THE CUT
23. Chapter 23 The Shape of the Ruin Ahead
24. Chapter 24 The Quiet Between Incisions
25. Chapter 25 The Distance We Pretend Not to Feel
26. Chapter 26 The Shift No One Admits Is Happening
27. Chapter 27 The Quiet Fracture
28. Chapter 28 The Distance Between Heartbeats
29. Chapter 29 THE SHAPE OF THE DRIFT
30. Chapter 30 WHERE SILENCE LEARNS TO SPEAK
31. Chapter 31 The Quiet Between Us
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