Elena’s POV

A prescription of over a thousand degrees?

For a split second, my thoughts stalled, as though my mind had hit an invisible wall and couldn’t move past it. I remembered it too clearly—Dr. Li in a leather jacket, the bold emblem of a professional racing team stamped across the back, his posture relaxed and confident as he leaned against the car while Stella laughed beside him.

Someone with vision that bad couldn’t possibly race professionally. It wasn’t just ...