Illyana’s POV The day began with a flurry of excited texts between Sofia, Aurora, and me for our girls’ night out. A chance to let loose and just be ourselves for a few precious hours. We’d finally settled on a trendy new club in the city center, a place Sofia had heard was the place to be seen. The anticipation crackled between us, each message a spark of excitement in the mundane routine of our lives. I spent the day at the hospital with a lightness in my step, a smile playing on my lips. Even the usual chaos of the ER couldn’t dampen my spirits. But as my shift neared its end, the familiar wave of exhaustion washed over me, now tinged with a growing sense of anticipation for the night ahead. I was gathering my things, already picturing myself shedding my scrubs and slipping into somet

