His eyes fluttered open.“Elle,” he called out, reaching for me. I grabbed his hand and held it against my cheek.
“Don’t talk,” I whispered, tears running down my face. “Just rest. You’re going to be okay.”
“I’m… so sorry,” he whispered.
“For what?”
But before he could answer, I heard a loud beep from the monitor.
“No, no, no!” I screamed as the nurses rushed in. I shook him desperately, trying to get him to wake up.
But he was gone.
I stumbled out of his room, struggling to breathe. My world was crumbling all around me.
I walked down the corridor and leaned against the wall, trying to catch my breath when I heard his voice.
Aliya’s voice. I froze and moved closer to the door.
“She is suspecting us,” she hissed into the phone . “We need to handle her before she ruins our plan now that he's dead.”
"Relax; her father is finally dead. Our plan is already coming through.”
They were happy my father was gone. All they wanted was the money.
“We need to get rid of her,” she muttered. “Before she turns against us.”
I could hear Cain sigh through the line. “She’s not a threat.”
She grunted and ended the call in anger.