*Daphne*

I burst out of the room, nearly stumbling into a nurse who was passing by. I mumbled an apology before moving down the hallway and slumping down to the floor against a wall, tears filling my eyes as I replayed the last minute in my head over and over.

I had never switched emotions so quickly, and it was causing my head to pound painfully. When I walked in and saw Rion’s deep gray eyes open, I was ecstatic. It took everything I had not to throw my arms ...