POV: Harper

My heart raced, and my breath hitched in my throat as I pressed the call button. I needed a nurse—no, I needed Ethan. The room felt suffocating, filling with echoes of Serena’s laughter that echoed through my mind like an annoying melody.

I curled my fingers tightly around the sheets, willing the warmth of his presence to seep into my bones, to protect me from her venomous words that wrung out my resolve like a ragged sponge. If this was meant to break my resolve and shatter my heart. Then kudos to Serena because she is doing such a great job at it. I felt my heart shatter...