CHAPTER 106
MARA’S POV
The question hung heavy between us, silence turning awkward. But just as I was about to answer Bernard–ready to give him the same response I’d been giving everyone who asked–tge emergency doors suddenly burst open.
“Make way! Move!"
A gurney came flying across the corridor as nurses scattered the place. Doctors rushed forward and the calm rhythm of the hospital vanished instantly.
My heart jolted in my chest as I turned instinctively to the rush of movement.
And then, I saw him.
Alex lay limp on the gurney, his shirt soaked with blood and his face covered with bruises. An oxygen mask was placed over his mouth as the paramedics rushed him forward.
For a moment, the world went still.
“Alex!” Bernard’s voice cracked beside me, the sound snapping me back
