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.

away, Clyde broke free and ran toward me.

snot mixing as they

shoved two pills into his mouth. I wasn't sure if they'd

all set to

the hospital where Warren worked had the necessary facilities and isolation units, I felt a wave of relief wash over me.

were what I said before my

Clyde knew about my illness, he'd uncover why I had left before.

around me. I felt faint, my thoughts a chaotic

with his clipboard. "The patient is alert. Radiation exposure isn't too severe. Use medication for now. You can rest

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

stroke of bad luck, but stepping into our hospital seems to have lightened it. The

finally let the darkness take me, a smile on my lips. At the Chandler family's hospital, Clyde had no 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 in bad shape." He reviewed my file, but his serious gaze made my

"There's