Chapter 101: Father

After we arrived at the hospital, the doctors took Oliver into the ER to extract the bullet wound still in him. I needed a shower—a hot, long shower—but I also needed to be here, and this was more important.

I received a shirt from the store since all I had underneath the blanket was my blood-covered bra.

I called Robb, informing him about his son's state and what hospital we were in, and then I called Nina and told her to inform Seth.

I called Marcel after getting off the phone with Nina and told him where we were and what had happened. He told me he was heading out. I told him it was late, but he told me he could come along with Benjamin, which put my mind at rest. I asked about Ocean, and he told me he was fine and sleeping in his room. That reply made me feel a little better.

The first to arrive were Nina and Seth, who looked extremely worried about their brother. They bombarded me with questions, but I only answered the ones I could. Nina asked how I was doing, and I told her I