Chapter 5 - THE PEDIATRIC WARD TRUTH
"Why are you at Mercy General tonight, Nataly?" Lucas asked, his protective instincts overriding his anger as he looked at her emerald gown. "Why are you dressed like this in a hospital?"
Nataly swallowed hard, glancing down at Noah, the twin wearing the light grey polo shirt. "Noah collapsed at a charity gala I was working as a hostess tonight in Brooklyn."
"Collapsed?" Lucas gasped, his chest tightening with sudden terror as he looked down at his son. "What's wrong with him?"
"He has a rare congenital heart defect, Lucas," Nataly revealed, her voice breaking completely. "The doctors said he needs an emergency bone marrow transplant from a direct biological relative within forty-eight hours."
Lucas didn't hesitate for even a fraction of a second. "I'm his father; test me right now."
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Detective Reed checked his watch, looking back toward the elevator doors nervously. "We don't have forty-eight hours to waste standing in this hallway, Mr. Vance. Sterling’s head of security, Victor Vance, is currently downstairs in the lobby clearing the building."
Lucas took Nataly’s hand, his grip unyielding as he looked into her eyes with total commitment. "Nobody is touching my family ever again."
