Chapter 58

The hospital room was far from quiet. Two doctors were speaking with Sullivan at the bedside

‘She’s lost a lot of blood!”

“Look after the transfusion of 800 milliliters, she’s out of danger. It’s up to Mrs. Lowry when she wants to wake up Yes, Mrs. Lowry’s will to pull through doesn’t seem very strong right now”

“By tomorrow moming at the latest. If she doesn’t come around by dawn, I suggest a full–body workup for Mrs. Lowry.”

After a short while, the doctors left

Sullivan saw them out and upon closing the door, turned to see Megan stiming.

Her delicate face rested against the crisp, white pillow,

Her hair loosely spread over the pillowcase, the hospital gown hung slack on her, adding a fragile beauty to her convalescent state.

Sullivan watched quietly for a few seconds before approaching. He sat down beside the bed, his tone gentle, “You’ve been out for five hours! Hungry? I can have something brought in for you”

Megan buned her face deeper into the pillow.

She didn’t want to look at him or talk to him

Pinecrest Hospital now. Megan, you don’t have to say a word

asked, “Cora’s back?”

pale cheek mockingly as he said, “If she hadn’t come back, I might have been a widower by

tumed her face away in

internal line to order a meal. Then he poured Megan a glass of

and have some water.”

She couldn’t sit up on her own, so after watching her struggle, Sullivan gently supported her against his shoulder

of his shirt, Megan could smell a mixture of his masculine scent and a faint, disturbing fragrance

That scent was

unbearable for

brought back memories of being pressed against the couch by Sullivan, the indignity of the act – not the first of its kind since their marriage, but

you thinking

set aside the glass and gently pinched her chin to force her to look at

blush crept across Megan’s

guessed her thoughts.

voice dropping to a husky whisper, “it’s not like we haven’t done it on the couch before. Back then, you

responsive in

a married couple, he felt entitled to bring

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