Nate's POV

"I can’t believe I would never get a chance to make things right with her. Despite everything, I still end up being the one waiting for her to wake up so I can apologize for everything I have put her through.

As I stood vigil beside Layla’s hospital bed, the soft beeping of the machines and the antiseptic scent of the room seemed to close in on me. The healers’ dire prognosis echoed in my mind like a death knell: “She will not make it through the night.” My thoughts were a ...