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People sitting aroundroom collapsed into the arms of their family and friends and wept

Connor Grant had told nificent event”

Someone called my name

I jueon in blue scrubs,loosely around her neck I searched her face for reason to hope for good news, but all I saas sadness

She introduced herself as Dr Janet Dalrymple I walked with her into the hallway, and she told me that Joe had an acute subdural he pressure on his brain

“I put in a shunt to drain the fluid buildup,” she tolddown What we’ll do noatch hi the pressure”

I had to ask “What are his chances, Doctor?”

“I don’t operate on chances, Lindsay Every patient with a head injury responds differently I don’t want to give you false hope His injuries are serious Still, he could be past the worst in hours We’re taking him now to intensive care”

I returned to the waiting rooe

SixtoWhen I confronted his fro That it was all strictly classified He said that he had to put country first

“I couldn’t tell you what I was doing, Lindsay It was all strictly classified I had to put country first”

Although I ed so s that I had believed in without question While I had thought my husband was a work-fro for the CIA There was a woman involved I wasn’t sure what they had meant to each other, but it wasn’t casual I was married to a spy And that meant that I hadn’t really known Joseph Molinari—ever And that I could never truly trust him

Despite how angry I had been with Joe, right noould do anything if he would survive his injury with his mind intact I made deals with God and I waited for news

CHAPTER 6

NEWS DID ARRIVE, but it was not the neas hoping for