Chapter 84

That night, Jason was awakened by Grace’s muffled scream.

She tossed and turned and mumbled in her sleep.

He couldn’t make out what she was saying but her pained

whimpers and trembling made him think she was in fear or

pain.

“Sister,” he called to her. But she didn’t respond.

When he touched her head, he frowned. Her head was hot,

and her slight body was slicked with sweat.

Jason hurriedly wrung a towel soaked in cool water and wiped

Grace’s forehead.

But her eyes remained shut and she was still muttering something.

No matter how he called her, she wouldn’t wake up. A flash of panic crept over him. He didn’t know what to do-and he hated feeling inept. He hated it almost as much as realizing how worried he was about her. Which meant he was in way

over his head.

No. This was just a reaction given her medical history and

their circumstances.

Nothing more. Nothing less.

He took out his phone and immediately dialed Terrence. “Get

me a doctor. And send them to the apartment.”

“Now?” Terrence asked.

“Yes, now,” Jason ordered.

“Yes, sir.” There was a pause.

Jason asked

severity of the situation, sir? Should I

an ambulance?”

annoyance slightly. “No,” he

don’t think so.”

working on this now,

a second to offer some explanation because no doubt any doctor they called would

the other line,” Terrence

and the medical data from her earlier

visit.”

smoothed Grace’s brow and wrung out the washcloth to cool

to stay on the line, sir?”

realize

See you soon.”

Cummins. Mr. Reed was engaging in a way that suggested more than work

rather incredible.

these events, Terrence would’ve said, ‘No. Not in

he was. In a shanty of an apartment,

killed his former

wasn’t just here…

was not his place to question or inform Mr. Reed of his emotional attachments-or lack thereof.

one of the best physicians in the city. Then

the door. After all, his employer did

without being seen. But when the door was opened, Jason

room.

the doctor into the

took a quick survey of the

feet long with enough room for the sink, stove, refrigerator. A small dinette table for two was at

over the sink.

tried hard to mask his

a look at her,” Jason said. “What’s wrong with her? I kept calling her just now but I couldn’t wake her up.” Jason stood

sensed his employer had lost his usual calmness.

and

as if for confirmation. Terrence nodded.

checking Grace’s vitals, all while Jason stood

the best general practitioners in the city. And

Cummins airlifted at any time, if the doctor

necessary.”

the wild look of a man about to come unglued.

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