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.

police led me away, Clyde broke free and ran toward me. "Melanie, Melanie, are you

and snot mixing

I didn't push him away. Instead, I opened the pill bottle and shoved two pills into his mouth. I wasn't sure if they'd work, but Kayla was

swarming with officials, all set to

facilities and isolation units, I felt a

before my consciousness

in my mind. Indeed, hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. If Clyde knew about

thoughts a chaotic tangle, until I spotted Warren. Reaching out to him,

with his clipboard. "The patient is alert. Radiation exposure isn't too severe. Use medication for now. You can rest now. I've got all your concerns.

looked at him with admiration. "Dr. Chandler, can you

an indifferent face. "A bit. I can also read faces. She had a stroke of bad luck, but stepping into our hospital seems to have lightened it.

Warren's poker face

asked, "There's a