When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 120

Chapter 120



I shoved Clyde aside and landed hard on the floor.

Seeing Kayla's lifeless body next to me, a bullet wound between her brows, I realized that death in real life bore little resemblance to the dramatic scenes portrayed on TV.

There wasn't much blood, but her eyes were wide open, staring toward the door, unblinking in death.

Paramedics in hazmat suits rushed in, pulling Clyde away from the scene.

Summoning the last of my strength, I crawled to Kayla's side and fished a pill bottle out of her pocket.

and ran toward

with tears and snot mixing

bottle and shoved two pills into his mouth. I wasn't sure if they'd work, but Kayla was too cautious about her life

officials, all

where Warren worked had the necessary facilities and isolation units, I felt a wave of relief wash over me. "Let, um, let Eliana's brother

said before my consciousness faded, fighting

my mind. Indeed, hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. If Clyde knew about my illness, he'd uncover

bustled around me. I felt faint, my thoughts a chaotic tangle, until I spotted

his clipboard. "The patient is alert. Radiation

with admiration. "Dr. Chandler, can you read minds? Did you hear

at her with an indifferent face. "A bit. I can also read faces. She had a stroke of bad

clue about my condition. When I woke up, Warren's poker face greeted me again. "You've been eating a lot of health supplements, haven't you? You're not

asked, "There's a 'but,'