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 for

and entered the

the bed's headboard and picked

call, then asked, "What did

bullet had found its mark, but it had not punctured any major organs. It was not a lethal

was being interrogated at that

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

We'll get what we're looking for before dawn," reported the man

die before he

was the one who

life. 1

crash half a year ago had put him

to let the same

his pills from the

medication and had to take

placed the glass of water

moment, the bathroom door opened

I don't think it's a good idea for us to sleep on the same

into you

bed.

asked as he stared at her

to run

flushed cheeks, Avery climbed into bed and sat up next

she glanced at him with a well-behaved expression on her

have to worry about you

be afraid of?"

appearance aroused a desire in Elliot to

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