at. I sat in the cold, sterile waiting room of the emergency department, my body tremblin

d. And

stupid moment, I thought it might be Rya

s a notification

ted a new picture. It was a selfie of her in a hospital bed, a tiny, almo

nly scraped my knee and he gave me two luxury apart

te, luxury hospital across town. Not here. Not

like I was floating outside my own body. He had given her apartmen

yan's family. His grandmother, Mrs. Peterson, rushed toward me, her

happened? Where is Lily?" sh

. I felt my knees give way, and I sank to the cold linoleum floor. I didn't even realize I was

owed my head to her, an act o

cannot be forced. Please... let him be with Jessica. I jus

open the door were still fresh, throbbing with a dull pain. Warm tears I

me, her eyes filled with

ick with emotion. The butler helped me to my feet. "But let's

phone, my hands shaking so badly I could barely hold it st

please his idealized love. Do you really thi

ognized the address. It was the penthouse we were

drained from her face. Her eyes, which had been filled with sympathy, now blazed with a w

aking with rage. "Call him! Call that bastard and tell him to get his ass to

k out his phone and started to dial. But th

ed, Lily would never have been lock