Seventy Eight

"You were involved in an accident, on your way to the airport. You were probably going to Australia to bring Raven back. Why can't you remember?" Julie explained, growing more worried with every minute that passed. She was vaguely aware as the doctor excused himself. "And dad..."

"What about dad?"

Julie’s eyes filled with tears. She tried to speak, but the words caught in her throat. She didn’t know how to tell him that Charles died while he was in a coma and he had missed the funeral.

Mason gently lifted her chin. "Julie... why are you crying? What happened to Dad?"

Julie took a shaky breath. “Dad's gone, Mason. He had a heart attack the same day you had your accident. He... he didn’t make it.”

"That's not possible," Mason muttered. His world shattered at that moment. “We were just starting to figure things out. He can’t be dead. I didn’t even get to say goodbye!”

Mason was overwhelmed by the news and everything that had happened in the short time he had regained consciousness. The w