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“What’s wrong?” she asked, her expression shifting to concern.

“Nothing,” I rasped.

She narrowed her eyes. “I’m not stupid.Tell me what’s going on.”

She turned to the nurse, who hesitated, looking at Raven.

I exhaled. “I... I don’t quite remember you.”

Niki stiffened. “You don’t remember me?”

“You seemfamiliar,” I admitted, “but I can’t rememberhowI know you.”

Her lips parted slightly. I saw the hurt flash in her eyes before she stepped back.

“Well, I didn’t expectthisreaction,” she muttered. “I’ll tell you what—I’ll go. And when you remember me, you can call me. Because right now? I don’t have the energy tohelpyou remember me.”

She turned toward the door.

“Well then,” she said quietly, “I’ll see you around.”

“Niki, where are you going to live?” Raven asked. “You sold your house.”

“I have a place. Don’t worry,” she said, her voice steady even as she walked out.

I heard sniffing and turned to the nurse—tears were running down her cheeks.

“She stayed by your side,” the nurse murmured. “She never slept until we told her you were going to be okay. Iwishyou could remember her.”

I swallowed hard. “IwishI could too.”

I turned to Raven. “Tell me about her.”

He studied me for a long moment. Then—

“Do you remember the girl who saved your life?”

I frowned. “Yeah...” My stomach tightened. “Wait—was ither?”

Raven nodded.

My breath stalled.

“Oh my God,” I whispered. “I’m engaged to the girl who saved me.”

“I don’t know if that’s still the case,” Raven said. “We were in the city because you wanted to buy Niki a ring. But you didn’t think any of them were good enough. That’s why we were at that last jeweler. That’s where you were shot.”

I tried to process it. “What’s the last thing you remember before this?”

Lyon exhaled. “Gideon and Laney’s wedding. River and Kat getting married.”

I nodded. “Yeah, I remember that.”

“What about Gage? Do you remember him and Lori getting married?”

I opened my mouth—but nothing came.

“No,” I admitted. “What the hell is going on? Why can’t I remember her?”

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