“So either the hospital lost everything, or my entire life is a lie.”
The words came out before I could stop them. Nobody answered. And somehow that silence hurt more than anything they could have said. I stared at both men, waiting for one of them to tell me this was all a misunderstanding: a clerical error, a paperwork issue, or even a silly mistake.
Instead, Xavier rubbed a hand across his jaw while Rylan stood there holding that folder like it contained a bomb. Maybe it did. Because every time he opened it, my life seemed to fall apart a little more.
“Reina—”
“No.” I shook my head. “No, don’t do that.”
“Do what?”
“The careful thing. The thing where everybody chooses their words like I’m going to shatter if you say the wrong thing.”
I laughed softly. It was a miserable sound. “Ar
