Nico
"He really shouldn't be here," the doctor advised Levi. "We should have taken him to the hospital yesterday."
"No!" I protested, though my voice came out weak and desperate. "You can't do this! Who will protect the estate if I'm gone?"
Levi turned to me, weariness etched on his face. I could envision the burden of managing security alone weighing on him. "Calm down. You've got three broken ribs, a fractured skull, and you're still trying to get up. You're making me feel guilty."
I tried to reach out to him, pleading, "Don't send me away! I can't... I can't..." Exhaustion overwhelmed me, forcing me back against the pillows. I despised feeling so powerless, unable to even speak without pain.
"You see the situation," the doctor persisted. "We've given him all the blood we can, but w
