The second his phone rang and he heard Kat was in hospital, Victor had thrown on shoes and driven haphazardly to be with her. He was out of breath when he finally arrived at her room from running all the way from the parking lot. He very nearly careened right into a very tense-looking Hermes who had also just gotten there.
"I-I'm sorry," Victor breathed. "Have you seen her?"
Hermes arched one eyebrow at the mortal and then he shook his head. It showed the depth of his affection for Kat that he didn't tell Victor to wait outside her room until he was done seeing her himself. Instead he said, "come with me."
They entered together and Victor bit his lip, terrified at how pale she looked.