Payton’s POVWe finally reached the hospital, and the moment the ambulance doors swung open, everything became a blur.Nurses rushed toward Teddy, quickly transferring him onto a hospital stretcher. His shirt was soaked with blood, and seeing him like that nearly made my legs give out.Someone instructed us to wait outside the restricted corridor. Eric, Teddy’s assistant, was already moving, his voice low and steady as he spoke with the police officers who had followed the ambulance. I barely registered any of it. All I could see was Teddy.They wheeled him past me on a gurney, blood seeping through the sheets, his face frighteningly pale beneath the harsh fluorescent lights.I started after them without thinking.Two nurses immediately stepped in front of me, stopping me with firm hands on my arms.“Ma’am, you have to wait here.”“Please,” I choked out. “Please take care of him. Don’t let him die. Please—” My voice broke. Tears kept coming, hot and endless, blurring everything.One o
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