DAMIEN’S POV
I pushed the hospital room door open slowly.
The first thing I noticed was the sound.
A steady beeping came from the monitor beside the bed, filling the quiet room with a rhythm that made my chest tighten.
Then I saw her.
Vivian was lying beneath the white hospital sheets, completely still.
Her face looked pale against the pillow. A bandage covered part of her side, and several wires were attached to her body. Her lips were slightly parted as she breathed through the exhaustion.
I stopped at the doorway.
For a moment, I couldn’t move.
This wasn’t how I was supposed to see her.
Not like this.
Not surrounded by machines and medical equipment.
I had spent the entire night searching for her, praying that I would find her alive.
Now that I had found her, I realized I w
