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Edge relayed Swanny’s response, and the nurse looked appeased by the explanation Then she gestured for Swanny to follow her back Knowing he’d need Edge, despite his desire to have Eden to hie to come as well
The nurse hurriedly ushered her into a private cubicle and then explained to Edge that while they waited for the plastic surgeon they would do a co X-rays and that they would prep and clean her wounds on her face so that when the surgeon arrived they could take her straight back to surgery
"Just let her know I’," Swanny said stubbornly "Tell her not to even bother trying to throw et to where she is"
A se’s lips as he translated Swanny’s threat The nurse’s eyes widened and she took a hasty step back as if Swanny’s tone and expression had thoroughly intireement and instructed him to lay Eden on the stretcher
Swanny was reluctant to leave her even for a ed her on the bed and took a step back so the medical staff could do their job But he e in the roole word
He stood, ar Eden as thetheir exae only increased as they re to her rib cage and kidney area
He curled his fingers into tight fists, tension bristling in tangible waves His edgy mood bled over to the e in the loop over every discovery and the fact that they’d be bringing in a portable X-ray so they didn’t have to move her from her current position
Swanny nodded his approval, but his expression stayed grieon to arrive He didn’t want Eden waking up and seeing her face this way, even though she’d see the bandaging She’d know they--the cuts--were there But he’d be damned before he ever let her suffer as he had, nor did he want her to carry perive a flying fk that legally he had no right to be ht anyone who opposed his decisions
At one point she seemed to stir and Swanny ie to relay to the nursing staff He wanted her sedated until she went to surgery No way in hell did he want her to wake up to the horror of what had happened to her Not until Swanny could be certain she had received the absolute best care and that the cuts to her face were fixed and would heal flawlessly
An hour later, a physician bustled in wearing street clothes He went is on her face He studied extensively,to hi with i More ie could be undone
Finally he turned to face Edge and Swanny To Swanny’s relief he spoke flawless English
"We are fortunate in that the cuts to Miss Sinclair’s face aren’t deep I don’t believe there will be any tissue daed It’s my opinion a scalpel was used to inflict the cuts, which certainly makes my job easier"
"Thank God," Swanny whispered
"They’ll prep her for surgery and I’ll go get scrubbed down and change and be waiting in surgery for her to arrive Expect them to move her within the hour, and of course we’ll keep her cohout the entire process"
Swanny extended a shaking hand to the doctor "I appreciate this Thank you for co so soon This means the world to me"
"It’s no probleraced the covers of so azines I will make it my utmost priority--and pleasure--to ensure that no perood at what I do," the doctor said in a serious tone "I have no reason to believe that the surgery won’t be one hundred percent successful She’ll need time to recover, of course She won’t be back to work immediately, and she’ll likely need additional procedures It won’t happen overnight, but in e can be corrected"
"She won’t be lifting a finger," Swanny said gruffly "And she won’t be facing those additional procedures alone I’ll ensure she has everything she could possibly need or want at her disposal"
The surgeon hurried out and in a an the task of prepping her for surgery After a few h she included Swanny in her gaze
"We’ll take her to the OR to finish prepping her We have to make sure we’re in a sterile environment I know it’s hard not to be able to see her or be with her, but I proery waiting room on the second floor, we’ll update you periodically, and then when she’s brought to recovery you’ll be able to see her"
Swanny let out a strangled breath, fear and relief swaery wasn’t a success? Eden wasn’t a vain woman in the least But there was no way in hell he wanted her to suffer as he had done with his facial scarring Her face and body were her career, and he had no desire for her to be forced to retire early He wanted her to have choices, even if those choices forced her in a different direction than hile" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true">