Elora’s POV. I hear another crash and more swearing and screams the closer we get. “Elora, we need to get you to safety. We all know what you are and we must keep you safe,” Zoe says and I’m deeply touched but I shake my head. “No, keep heading to the ICU.” I say and she hesitates but pushes me forward with a sense of hesitancy. We stop in the doorway and the nurses are cowering in one corner. Conrad is trying to explain, but a certain someone is not listening. I watch the vein bulge in the neck. Fists clenching. Chest heaving. Any moment now, the hulk will burst free. “Daddy.” I whimper, and he stops and turns to face me. His brown eyes, searching frantically before they lock on me. My mom sighs in relief, my dad Marco, and Luc all visibly relax. “Baby girl.” My dad moves and drops

