Chapter 123

Avery reentered the bedroom with a first aid kit in her hand.

She knelt down by Elliot's legs and began to undress his wounds.

His injuries were more severe than she had imagined.

A large piece of skin was missing from his leg, revealing the bloody red flesh underneath...

He must have been in agony!

Elliot barely twitched while Avery treated and dressed his wounds.

He noticed that her breathing had turned heavy. 2

"It looks worse than it is. It doesn't hurt," he said, his voice piercing through the silence.

He wanted to make her feel better, but she did not want his false consolation.

Avery poked his wound with her finger, causing Elliot to inhale sharply.

"Tell me again how much it doesn't hurt," she said as she glared at him with reddened eyes.

Elliot placed his arms behind him, then narrowed his eyes and said, "It doesn't hurt."

He was betting on her not poking at his wound again.

Her heart would ache at his pain.

You have to be on bed rest

then turned and entered the

against the bed's headboard and picked up his phone from

a call, then asked, "What did

but it had not punctured any major organs. It was not

culprit was being interrogated at that

stubborn and won't say a thing. We're going to have to use some more drastic

we're looking for before dawn," reported the man on the other end of the

let him die before he

one who went through such lowly

life. 1

year ago had put him in a vegetative

refused to let the same

and grabbed his

and had to take

placed the glass of water back on

moment, the bathroom door opened and Avery

about it, and I don't think it's a good idea

I'll end up bumping into you

bed.

worried about hurting me?" Elliot asked as he stared at her with

trying to run

cheeks, Avery climbed into bed and

said as she glanced at him with a well-behaved expression on

guess I won't have to worry about you doing anything to me. What do I have

be afraid of?"

desire

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