Chapter 13

Liam's friends lit up when they finally heard his raspy voice. But then they went quiet and shot each other uneasy looks when they realized what he'd just asked. They were confused about why Stephanie hadn't shown up, especially after everything Liam had been through and with so many days passing. Normally, she would've been at the hospital, staying by Liam's side around the clock and hardly sleeping at all. Ivan scratched his head, sounding unsure. "She p-probably doesn't know about this yet." Liam figured it might be better if Stephanie didn't know about this. He looked at the IV dripping steadily and let out a relieved sigh. His friends noticed his expression soften and figured he was finally coming around. They gathered around him, talking a mile a minute. "Liam, we found out that the guy Maeve brought that day is her new boyfriend, Julian Hawkes, the third son of the Hawke family from Aetherport. They met while studying abroad and made it official a couple of days ago. "The