#Chapter 48: Caleb’s Decision

Aria’s POV Once again, I was caught off-guard by how good of a man Lucian was. Not for the first time, he had come to Dr. A’s rescue. If only he had done the same for me when I was Aria, but he could not see my qualities as Aria as easily as he could Dr. A’s. It made me proud and gave me heartache in equal measures. Had I nothing else to focus on, I might have retreated back to my office to deal with the pain. But there was no time for that now. With so many reputations on the line, and so many people believing in me, I couldn’t hide away no matter how much I might have wanted to. I needed to press onwards and bring Caleb back to the waking world. “Shall we?” Lucian said, gesturing toward the door. Together, Silas, Lucian, the old healers, and I walked to the elevator. Then, boarding it, rode it up to Caleb’s floor. Outside of Caleb’s door, his family waited. “Two of you may enter,” Lucian said. “The rest must wait out here. We cannot overcrowd the room.” Matt pushed