Rising From Ashes: The Vengeful Heiress Returns

operating room door wa

e knot of his silk tie.

, don't

s arm. Her touch was as soft as her voice, full of practic

. The movement w

the sterile hallway of New York-Presbyterian. "I'm worried about the company

, a consolidation of power. Helena was the key t

the double doors, he

e need to operate immediately. The mother and the babies are in

y-excitement-flashed in Caroline's e

trembling. "Nurse, is it tha

trembling hand. His fingertips hovered over the s

the nurse. He lo

ndsome features. "Caroline,

er mouth. "Jagger, what are you saying?

for a second, on

ld laugh. He snappe

ac

nurse flinch. He sh

, his voice dropping to a conspiratorial whis

ignoring the nurse's horr

ed open the door to

her skin slick with sweat, her hair plastered to her forehead. S

r baby..." Her voice was a th

t her as if from a great height. His voi

As for Aether, Caroline and I wi

g a hand on her own flat stomach

ly wants is a healthy heir who can secure his positi

aped her lips. She tried to sit up, but a wave o

and black, w

at are you two doing! The patient is critical! I

ok. They turned and walked away, leaving Hele

The edges of the roo

he half-open door. A tall, imposing figure stood i

... m

a dying breath. She reached a han

gure s

al administrator. He heard the faint cry, a sound of pure

door. He took in the scene in an instant: a dying woman o

ion, he strode forward and

nergy vanished, replaced by a sudden, tense

a drowning man spotting a

Helena. Her eyes, wide with a mixture of terror and pleadi

voice low and commanding, l

she need? Get the

mbfounded. "But sir,

now. Save her. I'll take full res

ne form after another

Sta

, Helena saw the clean, sharp line of his j

oom. The hallway was empty again, except for Euan. He stood alone,