MIMI

I followed Devon into the hospital’s underground parking lot, my footsteps echoing faintly against the concrete as he strode ahead toward his car. From the moment we got here, it felt like he had already made up his mind not to hear me out, no matter how much I had insisted.

Still, I trailed behind him, clinging to the fragile hope that I was wrong.

When he finally stopped, I halted too, my breath catching as he pulled out his keys and unlocked the car with a sharp click. He reached for the handle, and panic surged through me.

I stepped forward quickly.

“Devon?” I called. He let out...