Carla's POV

I was still in the hospital, recovering from my injuries, when Lucian's phone rang. He quickly picked it up and put it on the loudspeaker so I could hear the conversation as well.

"Hello?" Lucian answered, his voice tense.

"Is this Lucian Thompson?" a deep voice on the other end asked.

"Yes, speaking," Lucian replied, his brows furrowing in concern.

"We've located the hospital where Julie is being treated. It's St. Vincent Hospital, downtown," the voice informed him.

I sat up in my bed, my heart pounding in my chest. This was it—the moment I had been waiting for. I had to know where Julie was, even if...