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.”

around them. Suddenly, she heard Magnus grunt in pain. Lifting her head, she saw a fresh stream of blood trickling down his

could run, but Magnus was in a wheelchair and had to

car, tossing Natalia inside “Stay

slide to the right. Then he pulled a gun from his

opened the car door, “Sir get

the door as it slammed shut. They

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the hospital, leaving chaos

shoulder was bleeding profusely. Linden looked at him anxiously, “Sir, we need to get you to a hospital.”

that they would be walking into

seeing the blood soaking through Magnus‘ shirt, began to cry. She took off her coat, pressing it against his wound. “There’s a

can take care of it. It’s too dangerous to go to a

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

thet finally arrived at the

tried to follow, but Linden

with Magnus‘ blood. She felt an intense pain in her chest, a feeling of

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

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

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

it

Hector, had ever cared about her like

an eternity, the study door finally

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

face pale but his eyes alert. He smiled weakly at Natalia, “Don’t worry, darling, I’m fine

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

is a tough one

she helped Magnus clean up, she realized that