Chapter 21 An Unexpected Twist

• The corridor outside the ICU felt almost too quiet, the sterile scent of antiseptics clinging to the air. Lily stared blankly at the double doors, her heart pounding as she replayed the moment Alex’s monitor had gone wild. The beeping, the frantic shouts of the nurses as they brought her out, it was all too much. She buried her face in her hands, trying to suppress the sobs threatening to escape.
• “Lily,” Eric’s voice broke through the silence.
• She looked up to see him standing a few feet away, his arm in a cast, his expression grim. He walked toward her, his steps measured, but she could see the tension in his frame.