Rena’s heart clenched as she pondered Leonel’s plight, her voice wavering ever so slightly.

“Cordelia’s unharmed.

And Leonel- just a few bruises.

He’s left the hospital earlier.

There was urgent business, seemingly a trip overseas.

Alexis, taken aback for a moment, processed the update.

He was alright, merely away on work.

She sank back into the pillow, a whisper of relief escaping her.

“That’s good.

Rena brought over a glass of water, her hands shaking slightly-a silent witness to her inner turmoil.

barely above

us, under the stars, back when we were

you think we could ever

the glass beside her, her own

when you’re better, we could

comfort resting against Rena’s

succumbed to her own exhaustion, Alexis was left to her thoughts, absorbing the day’s events through the lens

Uncertainty gnawed at Alexis.

but one thing she craved was the reassurance

broadcasts echoed

day, Leonel was discharged from

immediately embarked on a business trip to Livebop to

their

they might embody the new

glanced at her phone, but ultimately, she refrained from dialing that

enveloped them in its quiet

a different floor of the hospital, Leonel lay still

conscious, his left leg

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