When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 184

Chapter 184



"Alright, I'll get you free now."

Clyde's eyes were rimmed red, his hands slightly shaking - a far cry from the tough guy who was throwing punches just moments ago. But in the next second, a roar of anger came from behind him.

The guy he had knocked to the ground earlier got up, sneaked past the bodyguard unnoticed, and charged at us with a shovel in hand. "Clyde, watch out!"

I tried to stand up, but it was too late. Clyde wrapped me in his arms, shielding me.

I heard a loud bang.

The sound of the shovel colliding with a head echoed, and I saw Clyde's eyes fill with blood.

"Clyde, Clyde, are you okay? Please, don't scare me!"

I struggled to prop Clyde up, but he kept slipping from my grasp.

"Son of a gun, dared to mess with me, damn it!"

couldn't

air, and I finally managed to shout, "Over here, we

police quickly loaded Clyde and me into

but I could barely respond, my

his head, and

know who hired

heard them

please, can you go faster? He's got a serious

my vision, and I felt like I was talking

into danger. Thinking about all the scrapes we've been through over the years, I felt like

I

reaching the hospital, Clyde was quickly wheeled into surgery, and as I tried to follow, a

his shoulder, a sign of high

blankly, not sure how

"Melanie, right? You should get checked out, and

the best doctors here. Clyde will be

trust. I found myself nodding again

was only slightly bruised, but they decided to keep me in the

back, accompanied

situation a few years

is stubborn. If he hadn't