tal room, his chest heaving, h
ned. Else was sitting up in bed, looking perfectly fine
supplies. Conrad grabbed her by the s
superficial scratch. It didn't even need st
lifted, replaced by a burning, all-consuming rag
ive. "The wound might be shallow, but her
the word clipped and c
mbled out of bed, throwing her arms
r face in his back. "I'm scared,
ne. He shoved her away, letting her fa
ad nurse, Jenna, came running down th
ur wife is hemorrhaging! She needs Rh-negative
s fingers flying across the screen. "I'll send
ime! She's bleeding out too fast. She has maybe fifteen
ke a death sentence. He stood frozen, a w
ow, sinister smile crept across her face. S
casually, her voice cutting th
e over to her, grabbing her sho
ked on his. "If you want my blood, yo
he thought he knew, but a greedy, venomous stranger. A cold dread, separate from his agonizing fear for Crista, began to coil in his gut. The illusion of Else as a pure, innocent savior shattered completely in that split second. The realization that he had been ma
look scared. She smirked, a cruel, mocking sound
ting his arm, trying to free her daughter. The ro
frustration in her eyes. "Mr. Anderson!
. He looked into her eyes, seeing nothing
losed his eyes, the defeat and pain
s voice a broken wh
er, pulling out the divorce papers she had kept waiting
he signed his name, the pen tearing through the sheet. He had just sig
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