SILAS

I barely remembered the drive to the hospital.

Dominic's messages and the hospital’s call had been the only thing in my head the entire way there.

The moment I reached the hospital, I went straight to the reception desk.

“Silas Blackwood. Someone called me.”

The woman behind the desk immediately reached for the phone beside her. “One moment, Mr. Blackwood.”

My hands curled at my sides while she spoke quietly to someone.

Every second she made me wait felt too long.

A doctor appeared through the doors a minute later and came toward me. “Mr. Blackwood?”

“Yes. Where is she?”

He hesitated.

In that second, I was certain Maya...