Chapter 33 The Price of Protection

“She’s awake?”

Finn’s tone was sharp. His attitude toward Natalie was far from friendly-after all, if not for her, Baron wouldn’t still be unconscious.

Natalie hadn’t gotten out of bed, but she could clearly feel Finn’s hostility.

Her fingers tightened around the edge of the mattress.

Yvonne let out a quiet breath when she saw it was Finn.

“Finn, Ms. Summers is awake. Her heart rate and vitals all look stable. But you came in without sterile gear -if Ms. Summers gets infected, Mr. Gunn won’t be happy.”

“Shut it. Mr. Gunn can’t blame anyone while he’s still unconscious. There’s an attack happening outside. Keep her safe. If necessary, move her to the underground facility.”

Finn cast Natalie a look of disdain.

“That scarred-up freak… I don’t know what Mr. Gunn even sees in her.”

“Finn!”

Yvonne frowned, clearly disapproving, but didn’t dare argue back too loudly.

Finn sneered. “Your sister died in Ocean City because of her, and you still treat her like she’s worth something. What kind of spell does this woman have on you and Mr. Gunn?”

Suddenly, the sound of gunfire echoed from outside.


Natalie stiffened.

What was happening?

sister died because

that

her life in a peaceful country. She’d never

No-she had, once.

was ten, she’d traveled abroad with Mrs. Xie and had been caught in a

died

a little boy, she had survived. The two of them had gotten separated afterward, and

memory had resurfaced all at once-along with the paralyzing fear

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at Yvonne, her voice tight. “Yvonne… what happened to your

I’ll explain later. For now, let me get you to


packing things

urgently,

a single night they shared.

still unconscious. If the attackers got inside, would

her. She couldn’t do anything.

quickly as she worked. “Mr. Gunn is still unconscious. Finn and Shauna are handling everything for now. But knowing how cautious they

out a shaky

gunfire outside

Yvonne wheel her into the hidden elevator. It dropped rapidly, and with a soft

flooded the

a space outfitted like a top-level medical center. Doctors in white coats moved around efficiently. Medical equipment lined the

surprised to see

Natalie was pushed inside.


to the

nothing like the

drained of color. He looked thinner. His eye sockets

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