The Imposter Bride by Sallie Woods

Chapter 40

Magnus‘ phone buzzed; it was a message from Dr. Frankie. He glanced at it, revealing a wry smile.

[Congrats, Magnus, Mrs. Andersen is quite a catch,] the text read.

Natalia, meanwhile, was still basking in the good news, pushing the wheelchair in a state of

bliss. Linden followed behind them as they walked out.

As they reached the hospital entrance, Linden prepared to start the car, while Natalia stood with Magnus at the hospital’s entrance. Suddenly Magnus felt a gun aimed at him from behind the hospital shade, “BAM BAM!” With the sound of the gunshot, the bullet was already flying towards Magnus‘ head.

Natalia was standing directly in their path. Magnus instinctively grabbed her, sending the

wheelchair careening away.

The shadowy figure fired again, and Magnus‘ wheelchair veered towards the flower beds by

the entrance.

“Are you okay, darling?” Magnus checked Natalia for injuries, his heart pounding in his chest.

“Who’s trying to kill us?” Natalia stuttered, her heart ready to leap out of her chest.

Magnus did his best to comfort her, “Stay calm. Don’t move.”

Another burst of gunfire echoed through the air, bullets shattering the concrete of the flower beds. One grazed Magnus‘ arm, drawing blood.

Natalia screamed, “Magnus, you’re hurt!”

The gunfight raged on, with Linden now exchanging fire with their assailants. Magnus held Natalia close, “Stay in my arms. Don’t look up.”

tried to protest, but Magnus‘ wheelchair was already careening away. She huddled in Magnus arms, the gunfire and screams echoing around them. Suddenly, she heard Magnus grunt in pain. Lifting her head, she saw a fresh stream of blood trickling down his

a wheelchair and had to

the car, tossing Natalia inside “Stay inside.

Then he pulled a gun from his waist “Boom boom!” A couple shots and two black men over there went

immediately opened the car

hitting the door as it

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the hospital, leaving chaos in

profusely. Linden looked at him anxiously, “Sir,

that they would

coat, pressing it against his wound. “There’s a bullet inside. We

of it.

coat as Magnus‘

thet finally arrived at the

to follow, but Linden stopped

an intense pain in her chest, a feeling of helplessness she had never

Frankie rushed inside, Natalia quickly informed them of Magnus‘ condition. Dr. Frankie reassured Natalia, “It’s okay, I’ll take care of him.” He and

of clothes and fetching a

Magnus had shielded her from being shot earlier in the gunfire, and if it hadn’t been for her,

it

had ever cared about her like

study door finally opened.

okay, we got the bullet out. Nat, can you help him

bed, his face pale but his eyes

welled up in Natalia’s eyes again, “You’re not fine You’ve lost so

Andersen, Magnus is a tough one He’ll be fine Don’t

that she truly cared for him Despite the danger and fear, she was glad to be then