The ward was a mess. There were shattered objects on the floor, which Madelyn caused. There was even a pool of blood on the floor, which the nurses were cleaning.

Madelyn was somewhat conscious. Her hospital gown was stained with blood, and she appeared extremely weak. Zach thought, 'I'd only been away for a short while. How did she become like this?'

Zach felt a pain in his heart that he had never experienced.

Madelyn's breathing was rapid. She struggled and managed to free her hands, "I sai