Raegan Lawson is many things, but fighter is at the top of her list. “What?” she asks. I shake my head. “I was just thinking of when you were in the hospital…. Your nurse called you Zenobia.” “Zenobia?” “A woman who defied all odds and became a warrior queen a very long time ago.” Her brow creases. “I thought you weren’t at the hospital?” “Mentally, I’m not sure that I was.” Confusion pinches the outer corners of her eyes. “I didn’t know what to do. Your parents were there, your brother, Maggie. I didn’t know who knew what they knew.” I pull in a breath of air, tracing my thoughts during those
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