Chapter 395

• Victor could hear the familiar monitors beeping, the room temperature in that operating room was cold but he could feel beads of sweat form along his forehead as he looked down at Sophia. He took in the bruises on her face, the cut above her brow, her busted lip which would be hurting and feeling as if it was splitting in two with that tube placed at the corner of her mouth that belonged to the ventilator that helped her momentarily breathe. Victor could feel his hand shake because this took him back to seeing Henry on that operating table after being one of the strongest men Victor had ever known. And now here was Sophia, always a fighter, no comebacks of sense of humor, just unwillingly handing her life over to him.
• “Doctor Whale,” A nurse called out, seeing Victor blink. “We’re ready when you are.”
• Victor nods and bends down to be close enough to Sophia's ’s face. “Sophia… If you can hear me…” He whispers. “I really need you to fight for me, now more than ever. You can’t give up.” He stands, eyeing everyone in the room with him. “Let’s begin. We have a life to save.”