August's POV

The hospital lobby was far too crowded for a place that was supposed to represent silence and recovery. I had already expected things to go wrong the moment my father found out what was happening. My mother shot me a clear warning look. I wasn't supposed to say anything, and neither was Caesar.

Isabelle watched the scene closely. She glared at my father with unmistakable fury in her eyes, just as it was obvious how hard he was trying to pretend she didn't exist.

My father, bei