CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Ivy's POV

"Miss Ivy, you need to step back!" The nurse's voice cuts through the haze, sharp and commanding."No! No, I'm not leaving him!" My hands slam against the glass door to the ICU. "He's my dad! You can't-""Move her, now!" The doctor's shout is louder, drowning me out. Hands grab my arms-strong, unyielding. I twist, but they're pulling me back.

"Let me go! Please, he's-" My voice cracks as the heart monitor's wail spikes again, a jagged scream in my ears. "Dad! Dad, ...