Chapter 70

• Ivy sat beside Ryan’s hospital bed, after Bella left to go and rest at home, ivy’s eyes red and swollen from days of crying. The room was eerily silent except for the steady beeping of the heart monitor, a sound that had become a cruel reminder of her brother’s fragile state.
• She reached out, brushing a strand of hair from Ryan’s forehead, her hands trembling.
• "Ryan, you have to wake up," she whispered, her voice cracking. "You’re all I have left now. Please, just...wake up."Her thoughts drifted to their father, Mr. Kendrick, who lay in a coma just a few rooms down the hall.