NATH
The last thing I need is for someone to die during the company retreat. That kind of scandal would stain my leadership and unravel everything I'm building.
So when I hear the news and end up at the hospital, I brace myself for damage control.
What I don't expect… is to be called someone's fiancé.
I blink in disbelief, frozen, as everyone in the emergency room turns to look at me like I just grew four heads.
The crazy woman looks dazed now, eyes wide, a little too fragile. There's something in her face...panic? grief? confusion? I can't tell. But whatever it is, it silences me.
Before I can say a word, Mike pulls me aside like we're old college friends or something. His voice is low and rushed. "Look, I know that was crazy. But I have a reason, okay? Just hear me ou
