Chapter 398

Finnian's POV

The hospital corridor smelled like antiseptic and rain-damp coats.

Daphne walked beside me, her hand loosely in mine. She hadn't said much on the drive over. I hadn't either. The message from Kaelen had been short and sharp: Raina was in an accident. Lancaster Hospital. Come if you can. Nothing about how bad it was. Nothing about why the words "accident" felt like a lie even through