Voren couldn't even explain why he offered to drive her, but the second he saw the relief spread across Seraphine's face, something in him settled like he had made the right call without needing to overthink it.
On top of that, he had never once seen her handle city traffic, and knowing how chaotic things could get out there, the idea of her rushing off alone didn't sit right with him at all.
Seraphine, on the other hand, wasn't thinking about anything except the urgency in Leon's voice.
If he was calling her before her shift even started, then whatever was happening at the hospital had to be serious, not the kind of thing you could stall or pass off. "Okay," she said quickly, already sliding into the passenger seat without hesitation, her mind miles ahead of her body.
