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“This room is private, Mr Reed No one will disturb you” Then he steps out, leaving Cyrus and me alone

“Cyrus—” I start, and he lifts his hand to stop me

He’s not one for words or e

Both of us are quiet

The door to Payton’s roole, I can see her Or at least what I think is Payton I see a bed, an elevated foot I see a machine

I watch it

Watch the graph Watch her breathe

Listen to the sounds of life

Beep Beep Beep

Neither of us speaks But we don’t need to

Having hih

The door to the room opens, and the doctor walks toward us

My pulse picks up Standing, I walk toward hiht behind me

I s hard “Is she okay?”

“She will be,” the doctor says, and Cyrus places a hand on my shoulder “She was very lucky She has a concussion Cuts and bruises A sprained ankle and wrist and she bruised her ribs, but she was very fortunate not to have broken anything”

“Thank you”

“You’ll be able to see her soon”

I let out a deep breath, and my body vibrates with relief

“Coto be okay”

“It was my fault” I bury my head in my hands “Our fault”

“You think this was Paul?”

“Who else could it be? Especially since I a of Torenzo Corp As soon as I get Payton houre this out But first, I need to make sure she is okay”

“It could have been an acc—”

“Cyrus You didn’t see it It was no accident”

His jaw tightens “All you have to do is worry about Payton” He pulls out his phone and starts typing out a text “We will handle it All you need to concern yourself with is your girl in there You understand?”

I nod, too emotional to speak

That’s when Ivy walks in, clothes in hand

She throws her arhtly

“Thanks for co, sis”

“What can I do to help? Have you called her sister?” I pull back and look at her

“You can’t be serious”

“Trent” She inclines her head “She’s her sister”