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

bed, holding her hand tightly. His brow was furrowed as if he were

Carter, the man she had protected from the

he were using all his strength, nearly

letting out a soft hiss of pain. Maxwell's eyes

noticed fear and

she

told you to block that rod for me last night? Didn't I tell

If

to Mona, he didn't know how he could continue living in

hands slick with sweat mixed with Mona's 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 of Maxwell. But the fact had done it, and despite the pain,

silence, Maxwell softened his tone. "Mona, promise me that in this world, no one's life is more important than your own. If you

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

determined gaze and nodded. She knew what choice she would make if faced with

Maxwell's life was more important to her

hospital. She vaguely recalled someone calling her name. "I took you to the hospital. Nigel said that shortly after we

Maxwell's own team had arrived before the police, but he

But why would

Mona nodded.

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

crossed, seeking g revenge," Maxwell

arrived, Nigel had captured two of the attackers to see if they could

Mona was

on the hospital room door, and

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

help care e for her,"

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