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ely lost his mind. The next, she was in the elevator, gripping her phone so tight her knuckles were white, and every

over and over, like a mantra of denial. But the image of Damien lingered in

face, snapping her back to reality. She pulled out her phone, fingers shaking, an

ediate attention requi

s clear. Ethan. Her little brother. Her heart sank, and her

and endless beeping of machines created a sense of chaos, but Darcey felt numb, disconnected from it

so fragile, lying there with tubes and wires snaking out of his body. The beeping of

away from his forehead. He didn't stir. His chest rose and fell, but i

red, "Hey, you. Come on. I need you to hang in t

wishing for any sign that he could hear

buzzed in her pocket. She pulled it out, half-expect

eady to mo

ing for her answer. Like he had expected her

back into her pocket as if it would somehow make t

A way to fix this. To fix Ethan. But was she really going to take him u

made. She knew wh

the heart monitor's steady beep, Darcey finally left the hospital. She

the counter, her phone buzzed agai

ger. The hospital's mak

raw. She had to do something. She

Enterprises again. She had barely slept. Every time she closed her e

. His desk was spotless, and everything a

ng flickered in his gaze. "Back again?" he

el her heart pounding in her chest, and for a

ir, watching her closely. "So

hroat. "I haven't had time to think much, Dami

He didn't even r

heavy, like a decision w

of the contract he had left on the table the day before. The paper felt

aren't you?" she asked, her

ssion didn't c

r down her spine. She felt like she was standing

she said, trying to keep her voi

ifeline when it's offered to you," he finishe

g away a part of herself, but it was also the only option. Etha

ng, and scribbled her name at the bottom of the page. The in

anything at first. He just gave h

inally leaning back in

st agreed to hitting her all at once. She felt like she was

ked, her voice bar

er left hers. "No

that, the de