A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 428

The elevation of the slope made it difficult to traverse and even more so for John, who

had to carry Cordy.

However, she was really spent and could not even open her eyes as she leaned in his

arms.

She vaguely heard cars screeching to a stop and the whirring rotors of a helicopter…

Patrick’s people had probably arrived.

What perfect timing-not a moment too soon and not a moment too late.

With that, Cordy finally dozed off.

When she woke up again, she found herself in a place she did not recognize.

It was not the hospital, her apartment in North City, or John’s apartment.

She blinked, her eyelids still feeling very heavy just like her head.

She felt like she had slept for a long while to the point that she could not wake up.

deep voice spoke

of his and

were covered in cuts and bruises of

Blinking, she asked,

was terribly raspy and

John replied, but he quickly

did not believe that ‘safe’ applied when she was

strength to resist since she could

you up,” John told her and arched his back to gently

pillows behind her so that

had her wrist attached to an IV drip and

actually a makeshift

with

nodded-her throat was so dry it

got up and poured her a glass of water. “Wait a moment. I’ll help

it myself,” Cordy insisted, mustering all

and tired, and she suddenly realized

her, holding the glass beside her lips.

haven’t eaten anything. The IV

sustaining you, so it makes sense if you’ve lost your

him then-she was asleep for three

up,” he said, his lips

was not fatally injured, but