Chapter 196: The confrontation

The hospital room was quiet, the sterile scent of disinfectant heavy in the air, the faint beeping of the monitor the only rhythm marking the passing minutes.

The night pressed in against the windows, heavy and silent. The city outside buzzed with its own chaos, but within the confines of the private hospital suite, there was a fragile sense of peace.

Dominic sat at the edge of Serena’s bed, holdi