Chapter 81

"Bryn!"

A white Porsche Cayenne screeched to a halt at the side of the road. The

passenger door flew open and Stella jumped out, racing toward the white BMW parked just ahead.

She yanked at the door handle, but it was still locked. Desperate, she pounded on the window, shouting at the top of her lungs. Inside, Briony sat motionless,

showing no sign of hearing her.

"Bryn! Bryn, wake up! Please!"

Stella's eyes filled with tears when she caught sight of the blood on Briony's clothes. Panic rose in her chest, her voice breaking as she called out again.

Cedric Clarke hurried over and tried to calm her. "Stella, stand back. Let me handle this."

Wiping her cheeks with the back of her hand, Stella quickly stepped aside.

Cedric pulled a rescue tool from his bag and smashed the window. He reached in, unlocked the door, and swung it open.

He leaned in to check on Briony, assessing her injuries as quickly as he could.

Not far away, a black Maybach idled at the curb, hazard lights blinking. Behind the wheel, Stewart's sharp features remained inscrutable as he watched the scene unfold, his dark eyes fixed on them.

from the car. "Open the back door,

he asked, pulling the

other injuries," Cedric said, carefully laying Briony across the backseat. He closed

quickly.

BMW disappearing down the road. Stella scrambled into Cedric's car and

was wheeled into the emergency

the hall just as the doors

she?" she

on the way. He's waiting for her-don't worry, she's in good hands,"

the hospital, a man so in-demand that patients usually waited months for an appointment. Yet

voice trembling with

"No need to thank me, Dr. Joyner. You and Ms. Kensington may not be sisters by

to Northborough in high school, and at first, I was the new kid everyone picked on. Most of my

let her size fool you-she's tougher than she looks! She'd get into fights for me, and she didn't care if she got hurt herself. I just don't understand why someone as good as Bryn keeps having to suffer like

tears threatened to

tried, in his own clumsy way, to offer

attempting a smile. Right-she shouldn't be falling apart, not

her cheeks, and forced herself to rally. "I'll stay with Bryn.

then answered. After a brief, urgent conversation about a

the doors to the ER swung open and Director

lost a fair bit of blood. She'll need to stay for observation to rule out a concussion, but if all goes well, she can go home soon

Stella. "Does

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