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.”

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 shoulder She panicked, “Magnus, you’re

wheelchair and had to

car, tossing

from his waist “Boom boom!” A couple shots and two

the car door,

bullets hitting the door as it slammed shut.

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leaving chaos

at him anxiously, “Sir, we need to

knowing that they would

to cry. She took off her coat, pressing it against his wound. “There’s a

take care of it.

staining her coat as Magnus‘ blood seeped into the

later, thet finally arrived at the

tried to follow, but Linden stopped her, “Ms. Natalia, I need to remove the

Magnus‘ blood. She felt an intense pain in her chest, a feeling of helplessness she had never experienced before.

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

changing into a clean set of clothes and fetching

shot earlier in the gunfire, and if it hadn’t been for her, he wouldn’t have been shot as the wheelchair slid slowly

it

Hector, had ever cared about her like

door finally opened. Natalia rushed over, “How is

smile. He s okay, we got the bullet

the study Magnus laid on a small bed, his face pale but his eyes alert.

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

Frankie laughed, “Mrs. Andersen, Magnus is a tough one He’ll be

As she helped Magnus clean up, she realized that