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“Let’s concentrate on getting you better,” the doctor said in an almost absent response to the hoarse de a hypo needle His glance flicked across the bed at Ty, irritation showing “I’ll have to ask you to leave”

“No” It was a flatly voiced refusal, and the doctor chose not to argue Ty bent closer to the man in the bed “Dad? It’s me, Ty” His voice was level, all eot to do what they tell you”

The brown eyes that were turned on hi when they wanted to be And they were now, despite the glaze of pain

“Ty, they won’t tell me Your es of his weak and gravelly voice

There was a long ripped too tightly by emotion Finally he looked away to say thickly, “I think you already know the answer to that, Dad”

“Yes” The as long and slow in co, so soft Ty almost couldn’t hear it A wet shimmer covered his father’s brown eyes before he closed the of tears

“Mr Calder”—one of the nurses fir to have to put this tube down your throat It’s going to be very uncoht us”

There was no resistance left in hiave himself up to their ested to Ty and blocked hi you can do here Take your faet some rest Just leave here you can be reached and we’ll contact you if there is the slightest change in his condition”

It was sound advice, although it wasn’t easy to convince his sister of that She wanted to stay at the hospital so she could be close to her father In the end, Ty relented when Tara agreed to stay with her But he couldn’t allow his required his ti; noas tiements for the dead and put into motion the adjustments necessary for the continuation of the ranch’s operation

A place to stay had already been arranged Dyson kept an apartment in Helena for his occasional use, and Tara also had a key She gave it to him

“I don’t understand him,” Cat murmured tautly as she watched her brother stride away froht be in there dying?”

Personally, Tara was heartened by the control he exhibited over his emotions It seemed to make a mockery of Jessy’s claim that he had needed her

“I don’t think you’re considering the number of responsibilities that have fallen to him now He has to act as the head of the fae of the ranch” It was the realization of a dreauilt that she found a cause for rejoicing in this tragedy “There are ements he has to make”

“You rief-toritation lifted it “It isn’t fair,” she protested in a storht to die! Not like this—with no warning! How could she have done this to us?”

No logic could coed eer, so Tara siirl rant on until the tears came Then she held Cathleen in her ar exhaustion