Kaelen
I parked my car in the hospital’s lot, letting out a long breath before I stepped out. The drive over had been filled with tension I couldn’t shake. I needed to see Kaida. It wasn’t just about the court case, though that was a part of it. It was more than that. I had to make sure she was okay, even if she hated me for it.
The hospital lobby was quiet as I made my way through, my mind running over everything that had happened. The kidnapping, the pregnancy, the distance between us—it all weighed heavily on my shoulders. Kaida was still recovering, and I hadn’t had a real chance to talk to her since everything went down. Today, that needed to change.
As I turned a corner on the way to her ward, I nearly bumped into Dahlia. Her eyes widened when she saw me, and almost immediately, t
