IVY
All of a sudden, Vladimir’s eyes widened like he’d just been struck by something impossible through the mind link. The color drained from his face. Unease slithered into my chest, cold and sharp.
I sat up instantly, my heart racing. "Vladimir?"
He turned to me, his expression fractured between disbelief and despair.
"What happened?" I asked, dread curling around every word.
"You need to come to the hospital," he said, voice low but trembling, as he gently pulled me from the bed.
My heart froze. No. No, please, no.
Adrenaline surged through me as I stumbled to my feet. The sick, twisting feeling in my gut told me everything my mind refused to accept, something was horribly wrong.
The drive blurred into fragments, flashes of headlights, the engine’s low growl, the way Vladimir gr
