t daylight stung her eyes. The blood was flo

ind her, waving a broom like a m

od on Dawn's face and his expression went dark. He stepped betwee

then at the giant man in the suit, then at the

ydia yelled, but her v

opened the back door.

rank slammed the door and got into the dri

tion. She's injured.

leather seat. She felt faint. She hear

eeched to a halt at the emergency

car-a silver sports car-roared up behind them a

rd go

sleeves were rolled up. His fa

Dawn's d

ed stain spreading on her white shirt-he stopped. H

" he b

walk. He reached in and s

. Dawn instinctively wrapped her arms around hi

spered. "I'm okay.

apped. He stro

didn't roar. His voice, when he spoke to the approaching nurse,

od. She saw the look in his eyes that p

room. Gerhard placed her gently on the g

leaning the wound. "It's a nas

ic stung the cut. Her grip

"Do it. Use the smallest gauge

d nervously and

looking at the doctor. He was looking a

aid. "We fought

ted iron box sitting on t

I have,"

red in his cheek. He pulled out his phon

nt the foreclosure process started today. And fil

ed. "Gerhard, you

looked at her, his eyes blazing. "She hurt

rial one. But in that moment, with her head throbbing and the adr

Gerhard aske

titches. Ke

ed. He helpe

you w

" Daw

d her up

watching," she murmur

rried her out to the car, the ir