Chapter 496

Dominic's POV

The nurse didn't answer.

Her eyes just widened, panic so clearly written across her face that my stomach dropped. She took a step back, then another, her hands visibly shaking.

"I… I need…" she stammered, unable to finish the sentence. And then she turned and ran out of the room.

For one second, neither of us moved.

We just stood there, staring at the empty doorway, as if she might c