JANICE'S POV
The truth is finally out.
For five years I feared the revelation and spent countless nights imagining what would happen when Eden learned the truth, yet somehow everything feels more uncertain now than it did before because secrets are predictable.
The future isn't.
Morning arrives with good news, actual good news. The kind doctors rarely deliver without adding a dozen warnings afterward.
Jack's recovery continues improving and every specialist who enters his room seems slightly more optimistic than the last, while nurses smile more often and conversations about discharge begin appearing in medical discussions.
For the first time since his collapse, going home feels real.
Jack takes the news exactly as expected.
"Days?" He stares at the doctor like she's personally ins
