ned mercilessly on her, Madis

dependently. If she halted resuscitation now

every shouted warning around her, she positioned her hands beneath his sternum, i

t of mint, yet there was not a trace of intimacy in her mind. Without paus

he faces of the bodygua

her mind? How could she possibly dare

in his hand and pressing the muzzle toward Madison's temple. "Prepa

ched Madison fr

cise and textbook perfect, yet Willi

way mercilessly. None o

end-gunned down before she could e

into darkness. But just as hopelessness swallowed her

e rang out with undeni

red her gaze, only to find William

fyingly clear. Sweat dampened the bridge of his nose, and despite the complete lack of

in disbelief, while the male doctor

is broad chest rose faintly beneath the plastic tube. "Dr. Bailey, my firearm is inside the inner

why he placed such absolute trust in her, but she responded immediately,

his expression, his voice rough and strained. "Then I suppose my life i

ved, one of the nearby bodyguards hurriedly retrieved the rimless glas

an eternity, something dark and unreadable lingering within his eyes.

aze somehow felt h

he thunderous roar of helicopte

yguards secure William onto the stretcher before accompanying them aboard t

longside the medical team, coordinating flawlessly to stabilize his condition. By the time night had fully fallen

o arrange somewhere for her to rest, a soft, sp

to be intimate during the first trimester, yet you didn't liste

than her own heartbeat. It was Declan. But the tenderness w

ily, don't stay angry with me anymore. Let me make it up to you, alright? If you w

adison turned toward th

girl's IV tubing with a hot water bottle. The affection pouring

currently i

ne watching him, Declan s

race of warmth vanished from his expres