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Rue’s POVThe doctor’s words hit harder than any slap.“Her condition has worsened.”Soft-spoken and sympathetic a bit rehearsed. But it didn’t matter how gently he said it, it still felt like the floor was ripped out from under me.I blinked at him, but my legs buckled before I could find my voice. I caught the cold edge of the plastic armrest and sank into the chair, holding it like it could anchor me.No. Not today. Not Iris.She was only three. She hadn’t even blown out her birthday candle.I fumbled for my phone, numb fingers trembling so badly I nearly dropped it twice before managing to dial Aiden’s number.One ring.Two.Voicemail.I tried again. And again.Each unanswered call scraped at my nerves like claws. My heartbeat was thundering in my ears. The walls of the hospital felt too tight, too close. I was suffocating.Fifth try. The line clicked.Relief surged, but it vanished just as fast.“Mommy! You said I could get the red panda and the pink one!”The child’s voice, hig

Aiden’s POVI had just finished checking on Iris when I heard the nurse shouting, something about an explosion in the first-floor restroom. Panic surged in my chest. I knew Haven had headed in that direction earlier. Without thinking, I took off down the hallway, boots thudding against the tile as smoke curled around the edges of the corridor. The air was thick with the scent of burning plastic and the high-pitched whine of alarms.I forced my way through the smoke, ignoring calls to stop, shoving aside debris until I found her. Haven was dazed but conscious, crouched near the shattered sink, blood running in a thin line down her cheek. I pulled her into my arms, carried her out myself, refused help even as staff ran forward.It was only after she was safe that I heard, Rue had been in there too.The breath left my lungs. I rushed back in, the haze of dust and smoke blurring my vision until I saw her, half-covered in rubble, blood streaking her temple, her chest rising and falling fa