Lena’s POV

The hospital lobby doors slid open, and I practically flew inside without even looking at where I was going, nearly crashing into a man pushing an empty wheelchair. I didn’t bother to apologize; I just kept running, my heart hammering so loudly that it drowned out everything around me until I burst into Dr. Patel’s office.

“Doctor, what… What happened? Is she okay?”

“Lena,” he said gently, raising both hands like he was calming a startled animal. “Take a deep ...