Gabriel's fall from the cliff sent him to the hospital, where healers managed to pull him back from the brink. But something was off. His vitals showed he was out of danger, his brain activity unusually high—not the signs of a coma patient—yet he wouldn't wake.
Henry and Agnes rushed to his side, finding their son motionless in the hospital bed. Their frustration boiled over, and they turned on Serena, who stood vigil nearby. "We knew you were trouble!" Agnes snapped. "Gabriel was so taken with you, he lost his way!"
"If we hadn't listened to Lydia and held off on the healer to restore his memory, we'd never have brought you into the Thorne pack. Look where it's gotten us!"
They sank into chairs, voices heavy with regret. "When Gabriel was with Lydia, things like this never happened. We
