Shadows Of A Forgotten Spring

Chapter 189

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After what felt like an eternity, the heavy double doors of the operating room finally swung open. A team of tired surgeons and nurses emerged, wheeling in a hospital bed whereupon lay Emily, connected to dozens of wires and tubes, her small body looking impossibly fragile against the white sheets.

Emma and Alexander scrambled forward, both their breaths catching in their throats as they scrambled to her side.

“Emily,” Emma whispered, shaking wildly as she swept a trembling hand across her pale child’s face. Her skin was clammy to the touch; her lips had a faint shade of blue. Emma’s heart clenched painfully.

a man undone. His hands reached for Emily’s finger, his thumb stroking over her knuckles.

was short–lived because, though Emily had survived the surgery, the battle was

his mask, his eyes exhausted. “She’s stable for now, but.” He trailed off, looking from Alexander to Emma.

what he was about

gathered haven’t come up

doctor’s silence confirmed Emma’s

legs buckled from under her. Ethan’s small arms wrapped

was no less dark than