Elena's POV

Leo had taken me from the hospital, but I knew he had returned to report back to Damien.

While I was trying to pull myself together in Matthews’ car, he was already back in Doctor Li’s office. Later, I heard how that moment unfolded.

Damien had been sitting with a cup of tea that had long gone cold. The room was quiet except for the faint tapping of rain beginning outside. When Leo reported that Matthews had taken me away, his entire expression shifted. It was small, but the ...