ing hand directly over the bleed

rs. The red liquid stained his pristine whi

gs: "Pierce! Call Dr. Evans! No

e dialed the private physician's nu

He murmured frantic, breathless reassurances against her skin: "Y

ain in her shoulder radiated down her

She saw raw, unfiltered terror replacin

ger. He pulled it out in one swift, agoni

ck arched completely off t

ath towel from the nightstand. He applied

e breaking: "This is my fault. My faul

t hand up. Her bloody fingertips

"It hurts. It

ry tear escaped his dark eyes. It

steps echoed down the hallway,

He carried a large, professiona

of blood soaking the bed. He immediately o

protective wolf: "No

"I cannot save her if yo

scle ticked visibly in his cheek.

etreated exactly one step backward, his

out a penlight, assessing the de

ears. He began cutting the ruined si

' gloved hands touching Cordelia. He emitted a low,

a bottle of sterile saline directly ove

ned her face away from the stingin

ther side of the bed. He knelt he

ht hand. He pressed her knuc

n: "You're going to be fine. You're going to be fine