Lying is unacceptable.

Luka pov

When Laz and I step into Sarah’s hospital room, she’s already wide awake, grinning at our mom.

My heart skips a beat at the sight before us. Not only the adoration in the eyes of the women I love the most but I’m taken aback by how much at ease Sarah appears.

Her cheeks are slightly flushed, so I assume they were sharing some secrets or spent the time laughing at their weird jokes.

However, despite the cheerful energy that surrounds them, I can’t help but feel a little suspicious. As they smile at us, I notice how the smiles don’t reach their eyes and it’s all the confirmation I need to accept that something’s wrong.

Not only wrong but they’re also trying to hide it from us. Whatever it is, I’ll figure it out sooner or later, because just like Sarah said- if we want this to work, we must remember how important communication is.

Sucking in a deep breath, I brace myself for the possible backlash but still go with the initial plan and dive right in, “What’s wrong?”

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