Shackled (The Lord Series) by Amy T

363. Rueben - ER

Olivia's coughs wakes up all of us. Not that I was sleeping, to begin with, but I did manage to close my eyes after a long day at work. Catching runaway criminals is not always easy, but Mose joined my little team and is a better bounty hunter than I initially thought. He can run and he can aim.

Tyson and Ansel are snuggled against Olivia, and she buries her head into the pillow, not wanting to disturb us, making me snort softly.

It's been three days since we fucked, danced, and fucked so more under the rain, and Olivia fell sick that night. Since then, she's been gradually feeling worse and worse, to the point where she started having chest pain right before we went to bed. We insisted on taking her to the ER, but she was too stubborn to listen. She only wanted a cup of herbal tea before going to bed.

Jasper made her ginger tea with honey, and for about an hour, she felt good-until she started coughing again.

I hate to admit it, but Jasper was right when he said that Olivia would catch a cold.

A new round of coughs starts.

Jasper mutters under his breath before kicking the blanket to the side, quickly getting out of bed. After turning on the light, he says, "We're going to the hospital. End of discussion!" He leaves Olivia no room for protests.

Olivia sits on the mattress, leans her head against Tyson's shoulder, and coughs harder. Tyson rubs her back. "Water," she croaks.

Mose jumps out of bed and rushes out of the room.

"We are leaving in five minutes," Jasper says as he quickly puts on shorts and a tank top.

I

I get up and go directly to change my clothes. Most of us either sleep naked or, in Olivia's case, she likes to wear one of our t-shirts.

and hands it to Olivia. She quickly

finish zipping my pants and

growls loudly, taking everyone by

am fine," Olivia protests. "I only need a good night's sleep, and I'll

we all know what he means by that he wants Jasper to carry Olivia to the car. It's strange how we started understanding Mose's demon even when all he says

me something to wear," he says over his shoulder as he disappears down the hallway, butt-naked. I grab him a pair of pants, a t-shirt, and

of the cabin, I grab the car keys from the key rack. The others are right behind me. Diva is sleeping on the sofa, but all the commotion wakes her. "Stay," I tell her as I step on the porch. She won't like it,

Mose reaches me, grabs the keys from my hand before walking past me. There's a sense of

unlocks the minivan. Tyson opens one of the back doors, gets Olivia inside before grabbing the clothes from me and quickly

the engine and speed off to

I grab the steering wheel hard, internally cursing Maddox for betraying our friendship. Where will I find a good doctor like him whom I can trust? "Hurry!" Mose snarls at

press the gas pedal

there. The moment I park, Tyson is already out, Olivia in his arms. The others rush after them, and I remain behind, but I hate hospitals.

Talking about addictions...

car and look inside the glove compartment. The pack of nicotine gum is under one of my handguns. I grab it and pop two gum into my mouth. Tyson and Ansel could quit smoking right away, but I still

Olivia is seriously sick, I don't know what the

for her has now been completely replaced

on chairs in the waiting area. Jasper has his

"And Olivia?" I ask.

treatment area. "The doctor is with her. We were asked to wait

sit next to Mose and take my phone out to keep myself occupied while we wait for the doctor to tell us why Olivia is coughing so badly. I suspect she has pneumonia again, but

figure out Senator

He will be in the city in two weeks. I can 'arrange' a