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I arched my eyebrow at him.

“He already took my brother, and I thought he’d taken both you and Skylar.” He leaned forward, scrubbing his face with his hands. When he dropped his hand, his eyes were watery. “There was so much blood, Cian. I thought you were both gone. I didn’t care about the case or jail for him. I wanted to be the one who sent him to hell.”

I held out my hand, and he grasped it. “You’re like my own son, Cian. I thought I’d lost you. My rage knew no bounds. If I could have, I would have resuscitated him so I could kill him again.”

“I’m okay, Sean.”

He let out a deep sigh. “Thank God.”

I groaned, feeling the weight of my injuries pressing down on me. My chest hurt, my shoulder ached, and my head felt about five times the size of my body. I shut my eyes, the darkness soothing the pain that pounded in my head.

“You need some meds?”

“Yeah.”

Sean left the room, returning a few moments later with the doctor. He bustled around, checking me over, and my eyes fluttered open as he added something to my IV.

“I need Skylar brought in here,” I mumbled.

“I’ll take care of it, Cian,” Sean assured me.

“It’s against our policy,” the doctor tutted.

“What about a nice donation to the hospital?” Sean suggested. “Maybe a new MRI machine? I heard the nurses say the one you have is always backed up.”

Their voices faded as they moved away from my bed. I drifted a little, opening my eyes when I heard Sean come back.

“Well?”

“You’ll be getting a new roommate.”

I relaxed into the pillow. “Good.”

“Rest, Cian. We’ll talk more later.”

There was still one thing I didn’t understand. I forced my eyes open.

“Why didn’t the room blow? I saw Orson press the remote,” I asked, picturing the scene in my head. “I heard something explode.”

Sean’s chuckle was low. “No, you heard doors being kicked in and windows being blown out around the compound. I’ll let you ask MacGyver for that information. She’s pretty proud of herself. I’m sure she’ll tell you all about it.”

“Her bubblegum ideas finally worked?” I mumbled, feeling the pull of the powerful drugs.

“She was brilliant.” He patted my shoulder. “You’ll be so proud.”

I sighed, letting sleep take me. “I already am.”

Chapter 21

Cian

The next time I opened my eyes, I wasn’t alone. There was another bed in the room, but it was empty.

Skylar was curled up in the chair beside my bed, her hand holding mine as she slumbered, her head resting on the chair back.

I studied her face, frowning at the sight of her injuries. The bruises on her face were still dark. Her mouth was swollen and sore-looking. A large bandage was on her left temple, and some of her hair had been shaved off. I could see the bandage on her neck as well, and I tensed, remembering seeing Orson pressing the blade to her throat.

She was so pale, the circles under her eyes evident even from where I was lying. One hand had an IV port in it, the skin around it dark and discolored.