Gabriel’s POV
The morning of the fifth day felt like suffocating under water.
I hadn’t slept. I couldn’t. The world outside this hospital kept moving, but mine had been stuck in a single moment—the second I found her, broken and bleeding, barely breathing. Every passing hour felt like a noose tightening around my throat. Every breath she took was a battle, and I was losing my f*****g mind waiting for her to wake up.
By now, I’d memorized every inch of this f*****g room.
The doctors had started to dance around their words. Their tones softer, measured. Like they were preparing me for something I refused to hear.
“We should begin discussing long-term care options…”
I lifted my head, the words cutting through the haze of exhaustion.
Long-term care.
Something inside me snapped.
I stoo
