Elara's POV
There was no room left in me to process any of it.
I turned back to Landon and begged him again and again to save Mia.
"This is treatable, Elara." He kept his voice steady and placed a hand on my shoulder. "She needs a transfusion. We can fix this."
That was when Orion walked in.
"Stop treating her. Now."
His voice was flat.
"Or I'll make sure this hospital is gone by morning."
Samuel spun toward him with a snarl.
"Are you trying to kill her? If you don't want her, fine. I'll take her. From this moment on, Mia is mine. You stay away from her."
Orion remained calm, almost patient.
"Use your head, Samuel. You and Elara are going to get her killed."
Then he looked at me.
"Celeste explained everything. E's treatment is forcing Mia's bone marrow to produce blood on its
