The hospital room was quiet, and it was grating on Simone. She was assigned to guard Hailey Evans and anyone who was in her room. She had been fully briefed on the situation and was comfortable with that. What was making her uncomfortable was watching Enzo with his mate while his mate was so severely injured that she most likely did not know he existed. It was breaking Simone in a way she did not know she had, and she needed a break.
She stood and stretched as she quietly said, “Hey, Enzo, I am going to step out to the nurses’ station. I will only be a few feet outside the room. I want you to yell if you need anything or if there are any changes with your mate. Will you do that for me?”
“Sure, Simone,” Enzo sighed. “Thank you for sitting here the way you have.” He brushed his fingertips
