- DESMONDSierra was sitting in the rolling wheelchair right inside the glass, her hair tied up in a messy, chaotic bun that looked like a bird’s nest. She was wearing a giant, faded blue hospital gown and a pair of my gray wool socks that came all the way up to her knees. She looked exhausted. Her skin was pale with dark circles under her eyes, but her sharp, stubborn glint in her stare showed that she’d been listening to the whole thing through the crack in the door.In her arms, wrapped in a tight, green-and-white striped hospital blanket, was Adrian. He was completely out cold, his tiny pink nose pressed right against the crook of her elbow, his small fist twitching every time the ice machine clicked."You're supposed to be in bed," I muttered, my voice instantly losing that hard, aggressive New York edge as I pushed the door open and stepped inside the recovery zone. I dropped to one knee right next to the wheel of her chair, my hands automatically reaching out to hover near the
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