A pale strip of early morning light filtered through the window at the end of the hallway.
Dominick hadn't slept all night. He leaned against the cold wall and closed his eyes, trying to steady his breathing.
"Dominick!"
A sharp voice cut through the silence.
Wyatt appeared at the other end of the corridor and strode toward him, his face dark with anger.
"Where the hell have you been?" Wyatt barked. "Evie woke up hungry and wanted that famous stew she likes. She's been waiting for you forever!" He grabbed Dominick's arm hard enough to hurt. "She just went through a shock. She nearly lost the baby. This is when she needs someone with her, and you're nowhere to be found!"
Before Dominick could respond, Wyatt dragged him toward Evelyn's hospital room.
The pain in his arm jolted him sli
