The moment Gabriel stepped into the ward, he stopped, realizing his entire family was gathered in that small space; both his parents and Amelie's stood like sentinels near the bed, with Amelie's sister huddled close by.
"Gabriel is here," Casaio announced softly, drawing every anxious face toward him.
"What happened to her? Gabriel, tell us," Mabel and Samyra pleaded in a frantic unison.
Gabriel looked at Amelie, and felt a sharp ache in his chest. "She's unconscious," he replied. "The impact... The attack... It was just too much for her."
