The black SUV glided to a halt at the emergency entrance of St. Jude's Hospital, looking like a tank arriving at a red carpet event.
Through the tinted windows, Aria could see the chaos. Thanks to Bella's Instagram Live, the paparazzi had descended like vultures. A swarm of cameras, microphones, and flashing lights blocked the sliding doors, buzzing with the frantic energy of a feeding frenzy.
"Jesus," Zoe whispered, peering out the window. "There are so many of them. Bella really summoned the horde."
She looked at the four massive security guards squeezing out of the escort vehicle ahead of them.
"Your boys... they're going to clear that?" Zoe asked, her voice hushed with a mix of fear and admiration.
"They're going to part the Red Sea," Aria said, sliding her sunglasses on despite it being night. "Stay close to me, Zoe."
The door opened.
Aria stepped out. Her fuzzy slides hit the pavement.
The reaction was instantaneous.
