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.

to the first guard, “Go down to the security office and review the security footage. Track her movements on the feed.” He

“Yes sir.”

I still hold the flowers and

she?” I ask Adam.

or demanding or screaming.

“I just want to

reflection in the windows. Adam shakes his head. “She’s dying, Aaron. Even with the treatments, we don’t have

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LEAH

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lifts me into his truck and buckles me in.

I’m not an

my curls, then tucks it behind my ear. “I

small act. A chivalrous

makes me realize that while things weren’t always bad with

get

of his way to open a door for me. Or

the

are you doing?” I ask a little

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