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Sebastian. Five missed calls.

My chest tightens before I even reach for the phone.

Blaire sits up beside me. “What is it?”

“I don’t know,” I say.

I swipe through the notifications.

Seven missed calls now.

The warmth from a few seconds ago disappears instantly.

I call him back.

Sebastian answers before the first full ring.

“Ross.”

Something in his voice puts me on my feet.

“What happened?” I ask.

There’s noise behind him, voices, movement, something metallic clattering in the distance.

“Dad had a heart attack,” Sebastian says.

“They’ve taken him to St. Thomas’. Mum’s already there.”

For a second, I don’t move.

“What?”

“It happened at the house,” Sebastian says.

“He collapsed. The ambulance got there fast, but they’re still working on him.”

My body reacts before my mind catches up. I reach for my jacket from the chair, already calculating the fastest route across the city.

“How long ago?” I ask.

“Maybe forty minutes.”

“Why didn’t anyone call me sooner?”

“We did,” Sebastian says. “I’ve been calling you.”

I look down at the missed calls again.

“Right.”

Blaire is already standing now, watching my face.

“I’m leaving,” I tell Sebastian.

“Text me the exact entrance.”

“I will.”