Chapter 5

Selena's final word, calling him "family", and the way her head dropped in utter despair left James deeply unsettled.

He stood anxiously outside the emergency room, trying to convince himself.

He murmured to himself, "It's fine. Andrew's already gone to get the money. We'll go back for her. Everything's fine."

But in the very next moment, Andrew walked in, holding a registration slip.

They looked at each other, totally confused. "Wait, you didn't go get the money?" they said at the same time.

That massive blast from earlier flashed through their minds, and their hearts started pounding with dread.

The…