A little over an hour after Maya was brought in, The attending physician—Dr. Levin, a senior trauma lead personally requested by Ashcroft—walked out holding a folder.
“You’re her proxy for the evening?” he asked, voice calm.
James nodded. “Personal Secretary of Mr. Blackwood. I’ll be her point of contact until further notice.”
Dr. Levin gave a short nod and opened the confidential file in his hand. “Vitals are stable. No internal bleeding. She has bruising consistent with restraint and struggle. There’s trauma to the back of the skull — not blunt force from an object, but from an impact with a hard surface. Floor, most likely. A sudden pull, or a fall.”
“Mild concussion?”
“Likely,” Levin confirmed. “She’s showing typical signs — slow response, light sensitivity, shallow breathing. We’
