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CHAPTER 127 Lila “What happened?” Dante asked, getting up from his chair, putting his hand against my shoulders. I couldn't even hold myself back from flinching st his touch. “Lucien…” I whispered. “Talk to me, Lila. What happened to Lucien?” I swallowed hard as I tried to push the words out of my mouth. “He was poisoned,” I managed to say. Even the words felt heavy as they rolled off my tongue. Dante pulled me up to my feet. Everything seemed to happen in a blur as he out me in his car, driving me towards the hospital. My hands were curling in my lap. I couldn't even stop my feet from tapping against the floor of the car. “We're here,” Dante asked, bringing me out of my whirlwind of thoughts. I looked up, noticing that he brought me to the right hospital. “This is Lucien's official hospital,” he said, like he read my mind. I gave him an absentminded nod as I headed out of the car. My feet were shaky as I walked through the hospital doors. The thought that I was going to b