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.

looks like his spleen's been injured," the doctor admitted, his voice strained. "I can't risk removing the knife out here. We need to get him to a hospital as

soon as Bianca heard this, she hurried back

howling, and fat

to come inside! The waves are getting worse out here. It's

Briony refused to let go of

terrified that if she went back inside, Stewart would wake

a spleen injury. The captain's already turning us

down her face, Bianca raised her voice over

ma'am. Right now, you have more say on this yacht than anyone

Briony blinked, startled.

weather was growing fiercer by

raindrop stung her face like a

she saw

woke from a nightmare. "I can't... I can't

hittle Nina's still waiting

at home!"

from Briony's eyes.

wouldn't return to

brought her to

me

don't you take a hot shower and change out of

Bianca suggested gently.

at herself. Her wedding gown was drenched,

looked just

blood and

the bathroom, Bianca helped Briony out