SLOANE

I squeezed my eyes shut against the fear in my chest before I brought my eyes up to his.

“What do you mean by that? I can’t even step inside your room anymore?” I murmured, my tone tight with both confusion and guilt.

How I pushed him away at the physician’s was still fresh in my memory. I’m not surprised that he’s suddenly this cold towards me because of what I had said.

“Right. You have no right to be here.” He spat, venom in his voice. Another weighed silence ...