The hallway went tense the moment Jesse collapsed. Aiden knelt beside him, brow furrowed as nurses rushed in with a stretcher.

They wheeled Jesse toward the emergency room, and Aiden instinctively stepped forward to follow, but before he could, Johnny grabbed his stomach and fell to the floor as well just as planned.

“Doctor Emilia, check on him,” Doctor Craig ordered quickly, already sprinting after Jesse and the nurses.

Aiden clenched his jaw, unsure of what was happening, but ...