Page 66 of Destined for Him

There’s the sound of a door opening; then he whispers her name.

“Shelby? It’s Griffin.”

“Griffin!” I hear her whimper, and Griffin curses.

“What the hell happened to your face?” He growls before muttering, “Pauline, not Shelby.”

We’re hiding.

Shelby and her mom.

My gut twists.

What has that sick bastard done?

“Come on,” Griffin says before talking to me for the final time. “I need to take Pauline to the hospital, Kev; I’ve gotta go. Shelby is safe with me.”

“Okay, thank you,” I whisper as the call dies in my ear.

Shelby is safe.

She’s with Griffin—she’s okay.

I remember when I thought she was fucking Griffin and how angry I was. I should’ve knownthenthat I had serious feelings for this woman.

And all the while, Griffin was with Ivy; the world was crazy.

I need to get to Shelby; the world can burn for all I care.

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Kevin

I stumble into the hospital, giving a nurse quite a fright when I run into her.

"Ward twelve," I pant, searching for a board with directions. There's always one somewhere, but I'm fucked if I can see it.

"Third floor, here in the East Wing."

I nod my thanks and narrowly make the elevator, punching the button for the third floor.

It feels like it takes forever to arrive, but as soon as the doors open, I'm gone.

My sneakers squeak on the shiny linoleum floor, and the harsh white lights make me squint.

"Eleven," I mutter, my head whipping from left to right. "Where's fucking twelve?"

I'm starting to hyperventilate. Ineedto see Shelby.

I reach some double doors that belong to ward twelve, and my body almost sags with relief.

I press the buzzer and wait, cursing the staff for being so slow.

After what feels like an hour, the doors swing open, and a woman looks at me from behind a desk.

"Yes?"

"Pauline Garrison," I pant, my eyes searching both left and right.

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