Ivan's POV

My ears barely caught the rest of Larisa’s update. Everything after that blurred into noise as I moved.

The elevator doors opened and I stepped out fast, heading straight for Betty’s floor. My pulse had already climbed into my throat, as if my body had stopped waiting for permission from my mind.

The corridor outside her room was not quiet. Everything felt wrong in a way I immediately understood without needing explanation. Nurses were moving too quickly, their voices ...