Chapter 38: Callian Is Back
Eira sat in the quiet hospital room, with her eyes glued to the screen of her phone.
Headlines flashed across it, each one was more shocking than the last.
Dominion Investors Begin Pullout—Stock Free Fall Continues.
She exhaled a shaky breath, her heart pounded faster as she read the latest updates. "Finally," she whispered to herself. "They're actually leaving him."
So focused on the news, she didn't hear the faint move from the hospital bed behind her.
The beeping machines, the conversations of nurses down the hall—it all faded as she scrolled through the articles.
But then, a soft and weak voice broke through. "Eira…"
She blinked, thinking she was imagining it.
"Eira," the voice called again, barely louder, but real.
She felt a faint pressure on her shoulder, and she jumped, startled.
Her phone slipped from her hand, colliding with the floor.
