Lucian's POV
I strode out of the pediatric wing with my jaw clenched so hard my teeth ached.
Lily's tiny body kept flashing behind my eyes. The sight left a metallic taste in my mouth, the kind that came with rage you couldn't swallow.
Allison was exceptional. She always had been. And Lily was the sort of child people prayed for without realizing it.
So why did her biological father throw them away like trash?
He left Allison to carry everything. He left Lily to fight alone. Even now—when she was sick enough to fade under fluorescent lights—he was nowhere to be found.
If I found him, I'd wrap my hands around his throat and force him to explain himself.
Then I'd make sure he never got near them again.
Because if someone was going to stand beside Allison, it would be me. And if Lily
