ELISEBy the time I walked back into Room 515, Trevor and Denver were already gone.I stepped inside without knocking, Ambrose’s small hand locked tightly in mine. Maxwell sat upright against the raised hospital bed, still and rigid. The second his eyes landed on me, the tension in his shoulders sharpened.I crossed the room and stopped beside the bed, pulling Ambrose along with me. He stiffened with every step, pressing himself against my legs as if he wanted to disappear. I wouldn’t let him.“Max,” I said, forcing brightness into my voice, trying to soften the air for our son’s sake—hoping, needing, that it might crack whatever wall Maxwell had built now.His face twisted the moment he looked down at Ambrose.“Our boy here wants to see his Daddy,” I said, pushing Ambrose forward so Maxwell had no choice but to see him properly. “He missed you so much.”Maxwell scoffed. “Tsk.” His gaze barely skimmed over Ambrose before he looked away again, staring blankly at the dark TV screen as
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