Luciano
By the time I reached the hospital, my heart was beating so hard it felt like it might tear through my chest.
I hurried down the hallway, my footsteps echoing sharply against the polished floor. Nurses and patients turned their heads as I passed, but I didn’t notice them. All I could hear was Dr. Rafael’s voice repeating in my head.
She stopped responding to treatment.
Those words had followed me the entire drive here like a shadow.
When I reached the ward where Aria had been placed, I pushed forward instinctively, ready to enter.
A nurse stepped in front of me quickly.
“Sir, you can’t go in there right now.”
My jaw tightened. “Move.”
“She’s being attended to,” she said carefully, holding her ground. “Dr. Rafael will come out to speak with you shortly.”
I stared at the cl
