C37 Fractured Bond

PRESENT

In the dimly lit hospital room, the air was thick with tension. Thalia lay weak on the bed, struggling to comprehend the events unfolding before her. By her side stood Tina, and next to her, a man she thought she knew—Christopher.

Lola, standing in the corner, was visibly shaken. “I thought you were dead, Tina,” she said, her voice trembling with disbelief.

Tina smiled coldly. “No