"Iris!"
Cornell rushed toward the wrecked race car, only to hear the bystanders talking.
"You mean the girl who was driving? The ambulance already took her away."
He spun toward them.
"She's alive?" His voice trembled.
"Yes. She managed to climb out through the side window before the car hit the truck. She fell into the bushes beside the road.
"Her hand was still moving when they put her on the stretcher. The Moon Goddess must have been watching over her."
"Which hospital?" Cornell demanded hoarsely.
"Moonbay Hospital."
He sprinted back to his car.
But when he arrived at the hospital, he couldn't bring himself to get out.
He sat motionless behind the wheel, one hand resting on the door handle.
Iris had even returned Carmelita's heart to him.
After everything he'd done, what ri
