Chapter 43

Adam escorts me back to Leah’s hospital room. He closes the door behind me and the other guards.

I try her cell phone.

Adam rings her too.

Nothing.

“She may have the volume off. I had her put it on silent in case you…” he trails off.

In case I tried to bother her, he implies.

I growl.

“Her clothes are here, Adam.” I point to the neatly folded pants and shirt. The shirt still has splatters of blood on it from when she’d been coughing. “If she was going to leave, she would’ve changed and put on shoes.”

“Is it possible she’s still on the grounds?” one of the guards suggests. “Maybe she was hungry or got lost or maybe she just didn’t feel like being cooped up alone in here. It’s not uncommon for patients to wander.”

Adam doesn’t look convinced though. Neither am I.

office and review the security footage. Track her movements on

“Yes sir.”

we’re alone, I cross to the window. It’s dark out and the moon is half full. I still hold the flowers and I don’t know what to do with them. For some reason, I can’t seem to bring

she?”

not yelling or demanding or

“I just

windows. Adam shakes his head. “She’s dying, Aaron. Even with the treatments,

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LEAH

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into his truck and buckles me

I’m not an invalid.’

it behind my ear. “I know. I just wanted

a small act. A chivalrous one.

that while things weren’t always bad with Aaron,

didn’t get

of his way to open a door for me. Or to talk.

hasn’t closed the door yet.

doing?” I ask a

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