KATRINA’S POV

“Mel, come here, it’s okay.” My voice cracked, but I forced myself to sound steady. “I’m here now. I had to leave work to get here, so calm down, alright?”

Melissa was on the hospital floor, before i lifted her up, her face pale, her hands trembling, tears streaming down uncontrollably. I crouched down and touched her shoulder gently, though inside, confusion and frustration twisted in me. She wasn’t Xavier’s girlfriend. I was. Yet here she was, breaking down ...