Chapter Forty-Six
Desmond…
I walked out of the hospital room, a heavy wave of disappointment crashing down on my chest. I looked across the corridor at Lily, who was still standing by the wall with a smug look on her face.
The realization that she had deliberately fooled me made my blood boil.
In a sudden fit of blind rage, I lunged forward, grabbed her by the upper body, and yelled at the top of my lungs, demanding to know exactly where Ana was hiding. She twisted her torso and clawed at my fingers, trying with all her might to pull my hands away from her neck, but I tightened my grip and refused to let her go.
I wasn't going to lose this lead. Not ever.
But before I could force an answer out of her, a sudden, heavy kick slammed directly into my ribs.
The sheer physical forc
