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“All right, I’m done,” Alex said as he put antibiotic cream over the stitches and then bandaged it before he pulled off his gloves. “Keep it dry, and I’ll come back tomorrow to check on it and re-bandage it.”
“Thank you, Alex. What do I owe you?”
Alex smiled and put his things away in the bag. “Nothing. I owe Kane big time.”
Devon reached out to shake his hand.
Cason cleared his throat. “I’ll show him out and come back.”
“Thank you, Cason.”
Devon watched them walk out of the room and rolled out of bed. He took care of all the dirty towels and garbage before turning off the bedside lamp on her side and making sure the blanket was up to her chest.
He pressed a kiss to her forehead. “I won’t let anything happen to you.”
Devon turned toward the door when Cason spoke.
“It’s crazy how quickly your feelings grow. It happened that way with Lacey and me.”
Devon stared down at her. “I’ve got so many questions.”
“They’ll wait until she wakes up. Get some rest and call me when you get up.”
“I will. Thanks again.”
“Anytime.”
Devon turned off the hallway light, closed the door and the drapes, and then slid into bed beside her. He thought he’d put her in another room but decided it was best to be near her if she woke up scared or needed something.
The light from the bathroom made it possible for him to see her face. She looked so peaceful right then, and he hoped he’d be able to keep it that way.
He was determined to take care of her problems, for her to be happy and not fear for her life every day. He wanted to tell her that the monster was in prison and could no longer do her any harm, but it would wait until she was fully awake.
He set one hand on her uninjured arm closest to him, closed his eyes, and fell asleep. His last thought was that they would have plenty of time together. He’d make sure of it.
