The days after Hayden woke up blurred together — strained mornings when Hayden was taken for speech or physical therapy, quiet nights when he slept after the exhaustion of the therapy, and the hum of machines that marked every second between fear and hope.

Jared and Beck had built a rotation schedule around their work life without even needing to talk about it. Jared took the early hours; Beck came through in the evenings.

Myla never left... Refusing to when the men begged her to, Jared ...