bruised, blood drying at her temple and shoulder. Her heels echoed hollowly across the cold floor a

her hospital gown was soaked in blood, and her skin was deathly pale. Her breathing was shallow, wh

damp strands of hair from her forehead. "Do

at was all he needed. He tightened his hold

ce. "BP dropping-she's losing too much

d private hospital in Serbia. Its emergency entrance lit up as the vehicle screeched to a

's hemorrhagin

ness crawling up his spine as he watched her get wheeled through the

s do our job. We'll

lammed shut, he stood rooted for a second b

d. A message fr

with Miss Estelle's essentials. I'

d. Make sure her room is guarded. Nobod

e ER opened, and a surgeon stepped out, mask dangling fro

ed slightly. "The patient has

orward, his stomach

n't save the baby. The impact was too severe. There was intern

e rising burn in his throat and simply nodd

IP recovery suite in Wing C

as pale and still. He followed behind until she was tucked into the soft wh

tly, he took her hand again and whispered, "I failed you...

emained u

o guards stood at attention at the door. "No one

s,

tepped into a sleek black car waiting at the entrance. The

ck with tension. The precinct chief

c, welcome. We've b

me t

bars sat Sheryl, a white bandage wrapped around her head and her arm in a makeshift sl

rved in a b

ur beloved? Or has she fi

ed. It crawled beneath his skin, twistin

ers and stepped forwa

e me? You've already made up your mind. For what it's worth, I wish

uised shoulder. "Estelle grabbed me firs

ice low. Cold. "Estelle wants to press

ncy. You're just hiding behind her tears to play the righteous knight. And Estelle is too lost in her shi

m trying to end this quietly. Since you want to p

o be kidding! I didn't push her! Didn

his phone rang. Taking it out, he answer

e. Just as he left the corridor, he glared at the chief

thought you wanted her to suffer so

exhale, "I'll handle my affairs myself an

yes