Chapter 60

Ryan’s POV

The hallway felt colder the moment the door closed behind me. Dr Kellan didn’t speak right away, he just looked down at the chart in his hands, exhaled hard, and rubbed his forehead like he was trying to find a way to make bad news sound softer.

“Ryan,” he finally said, his tone quiet but steady, “Anna’s awake, but there’s something you need to know.”

My heart skipped. “Just tell me,” I said, my voice tight. “Is she okay?”

He hesitated, eyes flicking up to mine. “Physically, she’s stable. But she’s suffering from temporary memory loss.”

For a few seconds I couldn’t even react. I just stared at him, waiting for him to say something else, anything that would make that line make sense. “Memory loss?”

He nodded slowly. “The trauma from the fall, the shock, the stress, it pushed her mind into self-protection. She’s lost everything that happened in the last few months. Her brain’s protecting her from reliving the pain.”

I took a