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"You never tried it again?" Annabel asked

I shook my head "No, it was around then that Breakneck reached out to e in me--one that orse than my brothers Maybe he had a soft spot for cases likesimilar in the past Or maybe he just wanted to help out a brother’s kid At first, I wondered if he was just some other pervert like Kurt But then I remembered how kind he had been the day my father had takenwith Breakneck when he worked at the free clinic down in Atlanta I got to help out doing small chores, which kept ot to see people ere far worse off than me"

"And that’s what eventually helped youall wounds is true Of course, the pain is never cootten It’s hts, s it back"

Annabel raised a bloodstained hand to tenderly touch ain"

My brows shot up in surprise "You reallyher head to the side, she reain met mine "Yes, I do"

It was at that moment that Breakneck appeared in the doorway "Jesus Christ," he muttered ide eyes

Annabel snatched her hand away from my cheek and then ducked her head froe of questions I kneanted to ask, I said, "Annabel needs you to take a look at her wrists SheI’ll clean up in here"

When he realized exactly what had transpired, his lips pinched together tightly I could i

With a wince, I pulled , I weaved back and forth for a moment Once I was stable, I reached down to help Annabel up She couldn’t bring herself to look er under her chin and tipped her gaze to mine "You let Breakneck take care of you while I clean up Then, if you’re feeling up to it, you can take a shower, or we can get one of the nurses to clean you up Okay?"

She nodded and then padded barefoot out of the bathroorabbed his arm "Don’t," I hissed under my breath

"Don’t what?" he dee before he pushed me inside the bathrooirl who alirl who should be fucking grateful she’s alive at all when so ainst the blood-spattered ith more force than I’d intended "For one minute, leave Sarah out of all of this Think back to that eleven-year-old kid you stitched up one day and then weeks later tried to put back together when he fell apart" Breakneck blinked in acknowledgment "You cannot and will not discredit her pain She has every fucking right to want to take her life That’s not our place to judge Our part is to help her see there’s a reason to go on no ht now You feelhiaze dipped down to ht?"

"Just a little tender, that’s all"

"Maybe I should have a look at it"

"Take care of Annabel first"