Chapter 168

Gideon's POV

I dropped everything and ran for the car like my life depended on it. The late-afternoon traffic felt like some cruel test of endurance. Every red light dragged on forever. Every slow driver felt like a wall between me and Tessa. My pulse hammered in my neck, in my temples, and in my hands gripping the steering wheel.

When I finally burst through the hospital doors, Dr. Hayes was alre