Asher’s POV

The past few weeks had been absolute hell. Between Marcus fighting for his life, the mafia breathing down our necks. But today, for the first time in what felt like forever, there was a sliver of relief. The family decided to visit Marcus together, Mom, Dad, Janine, and me. Luca and Ivy came along too. After everything we’d been through, we barely made it out of the mafia’s grasp, and Marcus... he still hadn’t woken up. But we weren’t giving up.

I walked into the hospital room behind my parents, the familiar beeping of the machines filling the silence. Marcus looked the same, pale, still, barely hanging on....