The Queen's Back

Chapter 33

Chapter 33

Maxwell hurriedly carried Mona, his happening to her.

steps

quick and urgent, fearing that any delay might lead to something terrible

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As he moved, he called out, "Mona, Mona,

His voice was laced with anxiety, fear, and a hi), eyes

and look at me. Don't fall asleep."

locked in a dark room by his mother.

of helplesmes as a feling he hadn't experienced even as a child, helplessness. It was a feeling he hadn't experienced even as a child, His palm felt sticky with Mona's blood, the warmth of it making his heart race with dread.

"Mona, Mona, you can't be hurt!" Maxwell's voice was filled with urgency and desperation as he carried her, his heart pounding with fear. "What would I do without you?" he murmured, the thought of losing her sending a chill through his entire being.

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As dawn's light gently touched the white sheets of the bed, Mona's eyelashes fluttered like delicate butterflies against her pale skin.

She tried to turn over but was met with a sharp pain in her back, as if something had broken.

The dangerous events of the previous night flashed through her mind. She couldn't quite understand where she found the courage to shield Maxwell. In that moment, her body had acted faster than her mind.

Slowly opening her eyes, she saw

brow was

was none other than Maxwell Carter, the man she had protected from the iron rod the

if he were using all his

a soft hiss of pain. Maxwell's eyes snapped open, and their gazes

fear and anxiety in

she

me last night? Didn't I tell you to stay in the car?" Maxwell's voice was

If

know how he

blood, pushing him to the brink of losing control. Mona, just waking up, felt a

all over again, Mona wasn't sure she'd have the courage to step in front

promise me that in this world, no one's life is more important than your own. If you ever find

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if such a situation arose again, Mona might not prioritize her own safety. He wanted her to

met Maxwell's determined gaze and nodded. She knew what choice she

was more important to her

how she ended up in the hospital. She vaguely recalled someone calling her name. "I took you to the hospital. Nigel said that shortly after

course, Maxwell's own team had arrived before the police, but he didn't mention this to

would they want

Mona nodded.

remembered someone saying they were there for Maxwell's life, which was not typical of a robbery. "I'm not sure yet. It could

crossed, seeking g revenge,"

two of the attackers to

was about

the hospital room door, and

I've brought breakfast," Nigel announced, placing the

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