Justin had been in the operating room for ages, and while we were all anxious for updates on his condition, we also knew that there was a lot that needed to be discussed about the situation we had just been through. Important things. Critical things. They wanted me to join them for the debrief, but I told them to start without me. I wasn't going to leave Elsie's side. Not for anything.

As we sat in the hallway outside the operating room, I felt a familiar nudge in my mind. Ethan was ...