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.

is it?” Jason asked

the severity of the situation, sir? Should

an ambulance?”

was an intelligent question and it lessened Jason’s annoyance slightly. “No,” he said.

don’t think so.”

this now, sir.”

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

a doctor on the other line,” Terrence said.

medical data from her earlier hospital

visit.”

the washcloth to cool down her face and neck again.

to stay on the line,

realize he

sir. See you

that suggested more than work or business

rather incredible.

‘No. Not in a

In a shanty of an apartment, with

killed his former

Jason wasn’t just here…

that realization was one he would keep to himself. It was not his place to question or inform Mr. Reed of his emotional attachments-or lack

the best physicians in the city. Then he woke the doctor up and collected him

careful when knocking on the door. After all, his employer did not want Grace to discover his true identity.

seen. But when the door was opened, Jason immediately

room.

he said, ushering the

took a quick survey of the room.

room for the sink, stove, refrigerator. A small dinette table for two was at the center. One armoire. A single bed. A pile of pillows and blankets on the floor.

over the

to mask his shock.

“What’s wrong with her? I kept calling her just now but I couldn’t wake her up.” Jason stood beside

employer had lost his

anxious and

Terrence briefly as if for

went to work, checking Grace’s vitals, all while Jason stood by, looking on

Terrence said gently. “Dr. Raunfield is one of the best general

airlifted at any time, if the doctor deems

necessary.”

nodded, but his eyes still had the wild

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