Lilly refused to go to Nathan. She knew that if she saw him now, she wouldn’t be able to walk away again. Instead, she insisted that Sarah go in her place.

Worried Sarah agreed and traveled with Michael to the city, arriving at the huge hospital where Nathan had been admitted.

Inside the hospital room, Sarah stood by his bedside. Nathan lay motionless, his face pale against the stark white sheets. The steady beeping of the heart monitor was the only sound filling the silence.

Michael ...