Chapter 123

• The sound of my phone buzzing jolted me awake. I sat up abruptly, my heart pounding, the dim light of Tyler’s hospital room casting eerie shadows on the walls. The sterile scent of antiseptic filled my nose, grounding me in the present, but my mind was already spinning.
• I reached for my phone, my fingers shaking as I unlocked it. A flood of notifications lit up the screen. News alerts. Social media tags. Emails.
• Bella’s name flashed across the screen, and I picked up immediately.