ena's abdominal injury, h

ry really th

ondered

nd wrapped it around her, his movements unex

d came up instead. The man lifted her steadil

he sharp smell of gunpowder from the battlefi

gh the darkness, speeding towa

he rearview mirror. Serena's face was ashen, her

ainst the steering wheel as h

ly fou

e temporary evac

he evacuation truck and co

is sleeve and

n't go. I'

ed her, though his gaze drifted involun

s still echoed in the distance. When he left earlier, he

w, his handsome face sligh

Amy calle

s senses and forced down

o protect herself, and with her experience she

would go back to find her. Thinking tha

ad vehicle carrying Serena had already passed the f

clearing of the ruin

nd for three entire days witho

f cold water. When exhaustion overtook him, he leaned against a

ll ten fingernails torn and bleeding. Yet he still co

apsed, dropping to his knees beside the broken w

glimmer of silver f

ooked up and stu

aside the rubble with trembling hands. It

hape, but the engraving insid

ena, forever u

g the ring as tears r

g back onto his finger, b

me back?" Maya stepped in front of him

led his h

ply. "That belongs to Dr. Hart! Someon

n Logan's blood-stained fingers

nd slope, and threw the ring into the

before scrambling towar

ack... tha

through the air and fell into the

sand, but the shifting grai

d coldly. "Forever united in he

at, she turned

e soft bed, she felt a

ed-glass window, scattering colorfu

es of light for a long moment before rea

ought of

her hands flying to h

abric she could feel the faint movement of the baby. Serena le

he baby was

" A bright, clear fe

aw a girl with honey-colored

rl's shoulders, and when she smile

is Nadi

p of warm water, moving

ou. You've been asleep for three days. W

water did Serena reali

l sips while quietly obser

an, even c

had been whitewashed. The window was

lean cotton, and there was even a f