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.”

echoing around them. Suddenly, she heard Magnus grunt in pain. Lifting her head, she saw a fresh stream of blood trickling down his shoulder She panicked, “Magnus, you’re

a wheelchair and had to protect her How was that possible?

car, tossing

She saw Magnus‘ wheelchair slide to the right. Then he pulled a gun from his waist “Boom boom!” A couple shots and two black men over there

opened the car door, “Sir get

door as it slammed shut. They

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chaos in their wake.

car, Magnus‘ shoulder was bleeding profusely. Linden looked at him anxiously, “Sir, we need to get

hospitals,” Magnus insisted, knowing that they

off her coat, pressing it against his wound. “There’s a bullet inside. We need to get you to a hospital.”

reassured her, “It’s okay. Linden can take care of

nodded, her tears staining her coat as Magnus‘ blood seeped into the

minutes later, thet finally

behind them. Natalia tried to follow, but Linden stopped her, “Ms. Natalia, I

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

of Magnus‘ condition. Dr. Frankie reassured Natalia, “It’s okay, I’ll take care of

shower, changing into a clean set of clothes and fetching a fresh shirt for

couch looking at the door to the study; she’d never been so helpless as she was now. Magnus had shielded her from being shot earlier in the gunfire, and if it hadn’t been for her, he wouldn’t have been shot as the wheelchair slid slowly with an extra

it

one, except for Hector, had ever cared about

door finally opened. Natalia

stepped out and looked at the anxious girl with a slight smile. He s okay, we got the bullet out. Nat, can you help

laid on a small bed, his face pale but his eyes

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

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

Magnus clean up, she realized that she truly cared