Lucian's POV
My fists clenched and unclenched at my sides as I stormed toward the elevators. I needed to see his face and to wipe that smug smile off it with my knuckles, consequences be damned.
The elevator doors after what seemed like the longest elevator ride slid open on the ground floor with a soft ding. I stepped out and froze.
Through the wide glass doors of the main entrance, I saw him.
Ethan stood on the hospital steps like some polished politician at a press conference, flanked by two security men in dark suits. Cameras flashed in rapid bursts and microphones thrust forward like spears. Reporters shouted over each other, their voices muffled but insistent through the glass.
"Mr. Caldwell! Is it true you're claiming paternity?"
"Any comment on the accident? Sources say the truck was no coincidence!"
"Is Aria Voss stable? Will she wake up?"
Ethan raised a hand gently,His voice carrying just enough to reach me even through the doors.
