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.

“Sam,” Adam says to the first guard, “Go down to the security office and review the security footage. Track her movements on the feed.” He looks at the second guard, a slightly shorter, wide-shouldered wolf. “Ralph, check each room on this floor.”

“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

si ck is she?” I ask

not yelling or

say. “I just want to know.”

shakes his head. “She’s dying, Aaron. Even with the treatments, we don’t have a lot of hope. She doesn’t have much

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LEAH

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me into his truck and buckles me in.

I’m not an

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

small act. A chivalrous one.

things weren’t always bad with Aaron,

get

to open a door for me. Or

the door

doing?” I ask a

you. You’re beautiful,

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