Page 184 of The One
I rake a hand through my hair. “And you’re okay with that?” I can’t help myself asking.
“Yes,” he says simply, offering no further explanation.
Fair enough.
“What’s being done to help her?”
Aiden’s jaw tightens. “Ella needs a transplant.”
My breath hitches.She needs a transplant?
Seriously? First my brother, now her?
“The problem is, she has one of the rarest blood types. Finding a compatible heart in time throughconventionalchannels is nearly impossible. It would take a miracle,” Burg says, his tone pointed.
Fuck.
“We could all lose her.”
Ella can’t die. Not when Tiero needs her. Not when she’s the only one who might bring him back.
“None of us want to face a world without her in it,” Burg continues, holding my gaze, letting the weight of his words sink in.
I yank my phone from my pocket and shove it at Burg. “Put your number in. Message yourself and send me every detail. I’ll get Uberto on it immediately.”
His relief is contagious as he takes my phone and taps in his details.
“What else does she need?”
“She wasn’t supposed to leave the hospital,” he says. “She needs a room here, a heart specialist on standby to coordinate with Dr. Simmons, and round-the-clock monitoring.”
I nod and wave Santino over. He’s been standing by the door quietly listening. He always listens.
“Arrange a room next to Tiero’s for Ella. Find the most qualified heart specialist in Rome and bring him here immediately.”
“Of course, sir.” He turns and leaves. Ella will have a room within the next half hour.
Burg watches me with sharp, assessing eyes that likely miss nothing. His gaze keeps flicking to the screen in the nurse’s hands. The line displayed there is steady.
“What else?” I ask.
“The most important thing is keeping her calm. Anything that raises her heart rate is a risk.”
Fuck!
Fuck, fuck, fuck.
How the hell is she supposed to stay calm when she sees Tiero in his current state? My own heart nearly gave out when I first saw him in that bed.
I glance at the screen again. The line is hardly moving.
Something isn’t right.
I’m on my feet in an instant.
“I’ll check on both of them,” I say, already moving.
What if Ella collapses in Tiero’s room? What if he wakes up and watches her die right in front of him? It would kill him.
