August's POV

I couldn't bring myself to leave Isabelle's side.

I had no idea what was happening outside that hospital room. I needed answers. I needed to know what they'd found at the house, what had happened to Carl, how everything had ended. I also needed to know how my sister was doing after Isaac's surgery. But the truth was, I couldn't bring myself to leave that room and leave Isabelle alone.

The fear was still there. Raw. The feeling of helplessness, of vulnerability, hadn't gone awa