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I nod my head slowly.

I can’t believe I’m doing this.

“Can you check?”

The nurse sighs and she nods her head. “So, the youngest premature baby we’ve ever had was around 24 weeks,” the nurse explains. “With this procedure we would take the baby out first and start on the heart procedure.”

I nod my head again for the hundredth time today.

It’s all I can do since I can’t think straight.

“Okay, do you have a paper and pen? And a phone so I can call my family?”

Fifty-Two

Killian

I hearthe sound of a monitor beating and someone whimpering and crying as I slowly open my eyes.

When I do, it’s blurry at first. People are in the room, but the image isn’t clear for a few seconds.

I see Malcolm, Lia, Kyra and my sister sitting on my bed in front of me.

Everyone’s eyes are red and puffy except for my sister who just looks sad and almost guilty.

What the fuck?

Why am I here?

I’m supposed to be fucking dead?

So, what happened?

Who fucked up?

“Why are you all looking at me like that?” I ask, getting frustrated.

Malcom’s face turns around as he glares at me, but he doesn’t look just pissed off.

He looks torn apart.

Last thing I remember was tackling my dad and the sound of a gunshot.

Where the fuck is Reign?

“Killian-”

“What the fuck is going on?” I cut Thalia off and look at everyone in the room, no sign of Reign. “Where’s Reign?” I look at Malcom, but he comes closer to me instead.

“You don’t get to ask where she is. It’s your fault! Your fucking fault!” Malcom yells, making me furrow my eyebrows.

“What happened?” I ask, as my heart pounds against my chest hard and fast. It doesn’t feel right. There is no burn or clenching around my heart. Something isn’t fucking right. I move the hospital gown out of the way and see a bandage right where my fucking heart is located. I look at Malcolm, refusing to believe what this means. “What happened? What the fuck did Reign do Malcom?”

Kyra and Lia start crying and Malcom just lets a tear fall from his eye.

“She saved you. Reign fucking saved you and gave you the most precious thing! To you out of all people!”

And at this point, my heart, Reign’s heart in my chest, beats ten times harder.