a muffled sound as he loosened his hold. His eyes, now cold

t out a dry laugh and tossed a small paper bag her way. "Relax, will you? I just wan

down. "But let me give you a warning. Don't go making decisions about surger

, Luke turned on his heel a

half-tempted to throw it away. But when she peek

the humiliation in the examination room, a

cked the ointment into her bag and

o one seemed to notice her distress as

t Luke get close again. She was done wit

found a busy corner to wait, finally f

announced over the

ther passengers. Right away, she spotted Luke standing near the fi

arker than before. "Gl

he focused on stowing her luggage, de

engers-if Luke decided to pull anyth

cold shoulder. He took her bag and slid it into the overhead

nce struck and the pla

front, and a few frightene

a wild storm raging outside. Bolts of lightning slashed through th

o reassure frightened passengers. The turbulence just kept getting worse,

her knuckles went white, Gillia

d evening, everyone. This is Captain Luke Moore. We've hit some rough weather, but my crew and I

and slowly, the panic

ade Gillian feel as if his last

hands on the controls kept them from falling apart. Bit by bit, he guided th

ched down, Gillian's back

king, practically fleeing the plan

ross three days, and for once, ev

urgery locked away, haunted by th

ed, she packed up and cau

ls hall when her phone rang, the hosp

rash just outside the airport. I need you there n

already moving. She flagged down

s scattered across the asphalt, twisted metal catching the afternoon l

ss for a second, trying to process the chao

eed you to evaluate the dr

as a man's desperate voice carried from inside the

r spine. That sound