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He didn’t

Kyle arrived a half hour later and pro arms He actually had to help me hold the baby

I was in a lot of pain, but it seemed to radiate , which was sufficiently patched and propped up while I lay on the sofa Stan stuck close to me as Dr Forrester did whatever needed to be done to Aive an update, since I was desperate to knoas all going

Rosa tried to occupy herself in the kitchen, but couldn’t stay away for long, constantly checking in I didn’t bust her for showing her soft side, for letting me slide on the pain-threshold level I lacked She was also visibly upset over Amano’s condition, and in the back of uard Wondered if the feeling wasclose to her when the heat was on

Kyle said, “I know Kid has no idea what just happened, but the noise and bad vibes have him really worked up”

I stared down at the gaping, squir, as were his tiny feet He looked a bit flushed and that worried me

“Can you get me a bottle?” I asked Kyle “And then you need a hot shower and a hell of a lot of brandy Dane’s best label is in the wine cellar off the study”

“I don’t think I should leave you”

“Stan will help me”

“Ari” Our eyes locked

I could see how deeply disturbed Kyle was by everything that had happened this evening Maybe everything that had happened since we’d first ht The way I suspected it had Dane

My insides twisted at the thought of hih the front door, but there was a part of me that feared he would not He was devastated by the entire fucked-up scenario from start to finish Worse was that he’d killed Ethan And that Mikaela had contributed to the entire explosive situation—even the destruction of the Lux

It had to be tearing Dane apart, destroying him

I told Kyle, “This isn’t the way your life should be, Kyle This is so bad and wrong You should be out dating,fun”

“Yeah, that’s totallythe tiames”