amazed glances, strugglin

of astonishment at Elias being a sol

ain all the bullet woun

ing position, she assumed, giv

ndeniably alluring ab

her eyes shining with excitement. 'Oh my gosh, Call

t a sudden wave of dizziness cr

rld blurring into a w

egs buckled beneath her, and she

efore she could catch Callie, a pair of stro

y reached for

Wendy a stern glance. 'Seriously, nurse? Yo

ide with astonishment as she watche

annoyance, tinged wit

d, that much

er, Wendy found her vo

ly, his strong arms cradling her g

ays of Rosedale Hospital, Elias's powerfu

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hummed with the soft so

pen, and she found hersel

and she noticed the IV needle secured to her ar

hausted and disoriente

ndy hurried over, placing a pillow behind Call

recall the events that led to her cur

carefully and tended to th

shouldn't have been moving abo

the pillow. 'I guess I pushed myself too far. Two surg

lood sugar must have tanked after all that. Seriously, as a doctor, you should take better care of yourself

l Westwood?' Calli

casually. 'The soldiers admitted here earlier are his men. And let me tell you, he's g

medical mishap his precious daughter caused earlier. Almost killed

on that. The important thing is that the soldier

d their conversation, and Call

od himself, striding into the room

ntarily around Wendy's hand, n

worried Lieutenant Colonel Westwood was about you. I thought he might explode wit

tly slipped away, leaving Callie an

between them, his steps

pered voice, he uttered

furrowed her brows.

aving

eries, she gave her own blood to one of his s

ave to thank me. I'm a doctor. It's my jo

on her calm expression, his mind wandering

ers with such sadness, treated her

ncomfortable fe

e of coldness, tinged with a flicker of ange

the glass of water, a flicker of p

ightly, not wanting anyone else to wit

ging into places where

lie's voice rose, her eyes we

why her eyes stung and

none of your business!' Tears streamed down Ca

the tears on her face, a maddening s

he fragile vulnerability of t

the glass from Callie's hand and set it d

artled, gl

, his long legs pressing against h

ious encounter, where he was the one