Thalassa paused at the hospital's entrance, her feet hesitating on the steps leading down from the grand doorway. Hospitals, with their sterile smell and the constant buzz of anxious energy, always put her on edge, but today felt different. As she took a step into the fresh air, a shiver of unease ran through her. Something wasn't right.

Turning on her heel, she saw Lysander struggling with his wheelchair, inching his way down the steps with considerable difficulty. Her heart skipped a beat. Before she could shout a warning, the wheelchair tipped dangerously, threatening to throw Lysander to the ground.

Years of quick thinking and faster reflexes kicked in. Thalassa leaped forward, her steps swift and sure, catching the wheelchair just as it was about to crash. With a heave, she righted it, but not without consequence. The wheel scraped down her leg, leaving a trail of pain in its wake before pinning her foot against the cold concrete. Sᴇaʀ*ᴄh the Findɴovel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

A sharp hiss of pain escaped her lips, a sound she couldn't muffle in time. The whole ordeal, terrifying and quick, left no room for hesitation. Lysander's eyes, filled with concern, immediately found hers. "Are you hurt?" he asked, his voice edged with worry.

"I'm fine," even as she maneuvered the wheelchair safely down the remainder of the steps, her every movement careful to prevent another mishap. Once on solid ground, she couldn't help but scold him, "There's a ramp on the side, Lysander. Why didn't you use it? You can't just act like everything's the same as before. This isn't like walking through a

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he not realize the danger he'd put himself in? If she hadn't turned back when she did, the fall could have

hardened with concern. "You're hurt. Let's get a doctor to look at that," he insisted,

made her heart flutter in an all too familiar way. Trying to regain some control, she quickly changed the subject, "I'm fine, really. Just got my

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