Eleven

Zane's POV

I stood by the door, trying to mask the irritation bubbling inside me. Their being here would only mean that son of a bitch had a ratty mouth or an agenda or maybe both.

“What do you want?” I asked, feigning ignorance of who they were as I looked at the angry faces of the Perri's family standing in front of me.

Dr. John, who seemed to have shown them the way to the room, stepped forward and spoke. “They came to me, saying they need to transfer Belle to the Scott family hospital where she works,” he explained.

I raised an eyebrow, still pretending not to recognize them. “And who are they to make such demands? Can they not speak for themselves?”

Just as Laurent Perri was about to speak, I heard Belle’s voice from within the room. “Who are the people at the door?” she called out with her tone curious and slightly anxious.

Her mother passed me a brunt look and without waiting for an invitation, she brushed past me and walked into the room, followed closely by her father, Edwi