Chapter 209. Gone

Oliver’s POV

As we all burst into the hospital room, we see Raven sitting on the edge of the bed. Her hair is knotted on top of her head, with stray tendrils sticking out here and there. Her usual, pleasant demeanor is replaced by something more sinister. She glares in our direction as we stand stunned.

No one seems to want to speak first. We have been caught going behind her back, and we know it. I try to think of something to say to make everything all better, but the truth is, I agree with her anger. She has every right to be angry that she has been kept in the dark over the past week. Elise’s trial should have never taken place without her.

Leo is the first one brave enough to step forward and speak to her. “Baby,” he says in a surprised voice. “You are sitting up on your own. That is amazing.”

But Raven is not impressed. She twists her head to look at him and growls in his direction. “Don’t try to change the subject,” she snaps at him.

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