Aria’s POV

I could hear the clock ticking in the hospital lobby. Not literally but inside my head, each passing second was as loud and heavy as thunder. We were all seated. Silent and still.

The tension was unbearable.

Jameson sat beside me, not saying a word. His head was bent, his hands resting on his knees, eyes fixed on the floor with his leg bouncing. He was shaking even if he didn’t want me to see it.

Across from us, Adrian was sitting with Lynn by his side. She looked calm and ...