Avery’s pov

The weight of the news made my tummy hurt and my heart aches. It felt like someone had struck their hand through my chest, got a grip on my heart, and squeezed it until it bled. My knees grow weak as the room begins to spin around me.

Xade is right behind me, pulling me in his arms as I looked at the screen in horror. Xaden takes the remote from me and switches the channels, but every single one that came up seems to be talking about this “very dangerous patient” who escaped, aka me.

Xade growled harshly. “Put it off!”

Xaden obeys and the TV screen goes black. But I can’t stop seeing that footage of me running down the halls while the anchor’s voice drew up a narrative that painted me as this so called dangerous fugitive.

“Did you see it?” Melissa whispered, her voice heavy with anxiety.

“Yeah,” I choked, my fingers gripping around the phone hard. “How….

left to get a cup of coffee and when I came back you were

do so I managed to sneak out. I only saw the news this morning and I don’t understand why he would

breath hitching. “Do you think this could

why? Why would he

know,” I whispered, my lower lip trembling as I rest my other hand on my stomach protectively. They put a bounty on

door, then

and I keep the phone to my ear as if it was an anchor that would

his fingers through his hair. Xaden looks lost and confused and Kaylee looks unsure of what to

her up there like she

furrowing. ”

it was the memories returning but Melissa called 911 and they brought me to the hospital. The doctor,” I swallowed nervously. “The doctor

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