Scars and Silence

Several black luxury cars sped toward the city’s main hospital. Inside one of them, Declan sat tensely beside the unconscious Sloane. Her usually confident face was now deathly pale, partially wrapped in temporary bandages to stop the bleeding.

Declan tightly held Sloane’s cold fingers, unable to hide the anxiety etched across his face. Repeatedly, he urged the driver to speed up.

Upon arrival, th