en two of Dominick' s men showed up at her door. They

n't a

s of the party cleared away. Dominick was waiting for her in the livi

without preamble. "The stress from last nigh

emained

ers. "She has a rare blood type. The hospital' s supply is low." He pa

over Annis. She kn

will give her your blood," he stated.

she said, her voice barely a wh

medical procedure, including donating a large amount of blood, ri

exaggerating. It' s a minor risk. Chastity and

prove it," she said, clutc

aiting. You will sign the consent forms." He stepped closer, his voice dropping to a l

r finally snap. It wasn' t anger. It was a chilling sense of fi

voice hollow. "I' ll do

w, surprised she wo

u and I are done. You let me g

ink you can survive without me? Fine. If i

ffing. He thought she'

looked nervous. "Mr. Reyes, her condition... a full transfu

ice like ice. "I' m assuming full

h pity, but he was on Dominick

needle went into her arm. She didn' t flinch. She just closed her eyes, a st

He was trying to sound soothing, but it was just another perfor

the blood draining from her, a slow, weakening pull. Her heart began

e discomfort," Domi

stity' s faint voice called o

feet in an instant.

ed. "Can' t you speed this up?" he snapped

nstable! Any faster could kil

her voice weak but cle

be over. She wa

ing-anger? confusion?-in his eyes. But Chas

ping of the monitor became a distant

he was weak, so weak she could barely lift

days later. He brought a bouque

r," he said, placing t

oved to help her, but she f

"Still bein

ne," she said,

Wh

y phone, D

ittle deal we made means anything. You' re still my wife. You' ll come home wh

No anger, no sadness. Just a vast, empty

icked up her phone. Her fingers t

whispered whe

g, you haven' t been answering. What happened? Ar

st time. "He found me, Haven. He di

ything. The trans

the line. Then Haven' s voice came back, tight