Chapter 203

203 The Daughter’s Truth

Lucian

We waited in the hospital hallway, pacing, silent, unraveling.

Lacy sat in a corner, her face buried in her hands, shoulders shaking with every sob. My father’s eyes were bloodshot. He looked like a man grappling with the impossible-like he had just watched a ghost walk out of his reach.

He didn’t expect her to actually go through with it.

“Does anyone have her phone?” he asked suddenly, voice tight and cracking at the edges.

We all looked at each other-no one had thought of that.