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How badly was he hurt? Why hadn’t he called her hih her mind as she slid into her car Since it was so late, there was zero traffic on the road, but she forced herself not to drive double the speed liht now

Panic and worry sizzled in her veins the entire way to Gage’s house When she got there, all the lights were on, and Reed ri past him She didn’t take off her shoes, just careened into the living room Her heart plue

He was on the couch, flat on his back with his eyes closed Well, with one eye closed--the other ollen shut, black and purple and twice its norrew shallow as she exaether by a row of narrow butterfly stitches More bluish bruises on his bare chest, white tape wrapped tightly around his torso His hands were at his sides, and from where she stood, she noticed his knuckles were red and caked with blood

Reed’s voice drifted in from the doorway "We cleaned him up, taped up his ribs, and shoved soently touched the cheek that wasn’t bruised He didn’t stir,with each steady inhale and exhale

"He was probably right about the hospital," Reed added, albeit grudgingly "The doctors wouldn’t have done much h for stitches, and there’s nothing they can do for his ribs"

Skyler sed, then shifted her gaze to Reed Another man stood next to hio," she said softly "I’ll stay here with him"

Reed’s forehead creased "You sure?"

She nodded "Go We both knoouldn’t like having all of us fussing over hiruht about that" He walked over and dropped a quick kiss on her forehead "Good luck with our patient Though I have a feeling he’ll be gruardless"

Yeah, so did she, but there was no way in hell she was going anywhere

Shethe other men She heard their footsteps in the hall, the creak of the front door closing, but her focus ree She squeezed his hand, then dipped her head and pressed her lips to his in a tender kiss He still didn’t stir, and she didn’t try to rouse hiht now

But there was no rest for Skyler She stretched out beside hi an inch of space between them as she settled on her side and watched hi all his cuts and bruises again

Gage had been so certain Mitch O’Donnell had accepted that their arrange O’Donnell had gone out and punished hie to track that bastard down and strangle the life out of him

As she ht occurred to her Clay could help