Chapter Forty
Laila’s POV
"Your mother is here, Miss," the head nurse said quickly, backing away a step as she held her hands up in surrender. "She was transferred to our advanced care wing early this morning."
"Take me to her," I demanded, my breath hitching as my heart slammed against my ribs. "Take me to her right now!"
"Not while you're like this," the nurse insisted, her voice firm despite the nervous glance she gave the two guards near the door. "You are hyperventilating and screaming. If you march into her room in a hysterical rage, you are going to terrify her and spike her blood pressure. You need to calm down first, or I am not letting you through those doors."
I squeezed my eyes shut, taking three long, shuddering breaths to force the wild panic back into its box. I smoothe
