Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

He was speaking when, all of a sudden, he coughed violently and spat out a mouthful of blood.

A moment later, the man could hold himself up no longer. His tall frame collapsed,

knees slamming hard against the unforgiving deck.

He coughed again, more blood spilling from his lips.

Briony hadn't hesitated-her aim had been both ruthless and precise.

It must have hit his spleen.

Bianca heard the commotion and came running. When she saw Stewart kneeling on the deck, a knife still lodged in his side and blood on his lips, she gasped in horror and called frantically for the doctor.

Their private physician rushed over.

Stewart, clinging to consciousness by a thread, managed to command, "Turn the boat around. Now. And... get my wife back to her cabin-"

With those words, his eyes fluttered shut. He passed out cold.

"Sir!"

Briony watched as Stewart was carried away toward the cabins.

Conditions on the yacht were far from ideal. The doctor could do little more than stop the bleeding.

Bianca pressed him for answers.

been injured," the doctor admitted, his voice strained. "I can't risk removing the knife out here. We

soon as Bianca heard this, she hurried back out onto

was howling, and fat raindrops pelted the

over and grabbed Briony's arm. "Ma'am, he's unconscious. Please, you need to come inside! The waves are getting worse out here. It's dangerous to stay on deck

Briony refused to let

back inside, Stewart would wake up and lock

lost consciousness from a spleen injury. The captain's already

streaming down her face, Bianca raised her voice

now, you have more say on this

Briony blinked, startled.

was growing fiercer

her face like

she saw Little

was as if she woke from a

hittle Nina's still waiting

at home!"

Briony's eyes. Relieved, Bianca quickly helped her back

return

to her own cabin

me

you take a hot shower and change

Bianca suggested gently.

herself. Her wedding gown was drenched, streaked with blood,

looked just like

with blood

helped Briony out of the heavy, sopping gown and