After the Storm
The revelation shattered everything. Lawsuits flooded in. Thomas was charged with multiple felonies. The hospital’s reputation crumbled.
Ethan watched the fallout with hollow eyes. His faith in science—once unshakable—felt tainted by what had been done under its name.
As for Aaron, weeks later, his eyelids fluttered open for the first time. The world met him with a mixture of awe and sorrow.
He would never know what had happened in the years he’d slept. And perhaps it was better that way.
