Chapter 127

That person dropped an address, a stone’s throw from the Starlight Group.

When Brandon got there, the ambulance hadn’t arrived yet, but he spotted Sophia, the center of the crowd’s attention.

She was propped up in a chair by the storefront, clutching her left arm with her right, blood oozing through her fingers and dripping down, her face as pale as a ghost, with a furrowed brow and a pained expression.

At her feet lay a wooden sign, split in two, along with a clothing bag.

The clerk was beside himself, glancing out the door in a panic, muttering on repeat, “Where the heck is that ambulance?” Despite her pain, Sophia was still somewhat lucid.

“Get me a strip of cloth,” she managed to say, her voice weak.

“Huh? Oh, sure,” the clerk replied, still in a tizzy, looking around aimlessly for some ratty piece of cloth.

Brandon elbowed his way through the crowd and squatted down in front of Sophia.

“Hanging in there?” he asked in a low voice, taking over the pressure on her wound with one hand, while reaching for the clothing bag with the other, swiftly pulling out a garment to wrap around her arm, not even checking what it was. As he wrapped her up, he looked at her, “Anything else hurting besides your arm?”

head instinctively, still feeling woozy.

the sign came crashing down, she reflexively put up her hand to shield herself, buffering the blow to her head, but the sharp metal edge that came with the sign still managed to slice a big

noticed Sophia’s daze and gently stroked her forehead, his

take you to the

he slid one arm under her armpits and the other under

being lifted made Sophia instinctively

close and turned to head for his car parked outside.

and the clothing bag was stuffed between Brandon and Sophia.

Brandon, who was already focused on getting to the car outside, holding her steadily as he strode through the alley. His steps were firm, his breathing even, and he held her tight.

was forced to lean against his solid chest, the sound of his steady heartbeat

momentarily overshadowed the discomfort in her body and

of

the ambulance and to the

concerned about a possible concussion, the hospital arranged for her to

paperwork, then settled her into the hospital room. After a series of blood tests

and a mild concussion, fell into a fitful sleep as soon as she returned to her room,

her eyes to meet

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