Chapter 4

Later, I found out that Lucas had used Charles's authority to pressure the director and force me to stay.

He was worried that if I left, the toughest ward with the most complicated patients, the one I was in charge of, would end up being assigned to Evelyn.

He cut off every way out for me.

He kept me locked outside the safe haven he'd built for Evelyn, leaving me like a prisoner while he sheltered her from everything.

Looking out at the gloomy sky, I finally got it. Running away wasn't going to fix anything. If there's no way…