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.

while to the point that she could not

deep voice spoke beside her just

familiar face of his and saw that his fair, handsome cheeks were covered in cuts and

she asked,

was terribly raspy and her

replied, but he quickly added, "Don't worry.

not believe that 'safe' applied when she was on

certainly did not have the strength to resist since she could

her and arched his back to gently pick her up,

was then that she saw she had her wrist attached to an

she sat up with John's

was so

her a glass of water. "Wait a

do it myself," Cordy insisted, mustering all her strength just

felt limp and tired, and she suddenly realized that

and you haven't eaten anything. The IV was the only

stared at him then-she was