Celeste's lips curled into a slight smirk as she watched the desperation in Noah's eyes. They'd arrived the hospital and she could feel the power shifting in her favor, and she relished every second of it. "I’ll do it,” she repeated, her voice calm and deliberate. “But on one condition.”
Noah and Sarah exchanged a quick, worried glance. “What condition?” Noah asked, his voice wary. He knew Celeste well enough to know this wouldn’t be simple but she hadn't said anything till the arrived at the hospital and he'd hoped she'd let this one slide.
Celeste’s smile widened. “Marry me, Noah,” she said, her tone almost too casual, as if she were asking him to pass the salt at dinner. “If I give Laura my blood, you have to marry me.”
The air in the hallway grew thick with tension. Noah stared at h
