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My eyes drift closed as the cold IV fluids pump into my vein. I hope I can trust her. Considering that her sub kills people for a living, it’s kind of hard.
“I’m going to step out and tell Mr. Bowden he can come in now.”
For some reason, I’m not as excited to see him now, other than to make sure he’s really alive and find out what happened tonight.
The doctor leaves and closes the door behind her, and I try to relax into the pillows.
Five minutes later, the door flies open, and he stands in the doorway, looking furious.
“Why won’t the doctor say whether or not Pratchett hurt you?”
I sigh and struggle to sit up straighter.
“Don’t move, Flower. Just rest.”
“No. You don’t get to call me that.”
He stumbles back as if I’ve slapped him but recovers quickly.
“What’s wrong?”
“Other than being kidnapped by a crazy-ass senator who threatened to put a bullet in your head if I didn’t cooperate? Nothing, I’m peachy.”
He comes closer to the bed, and cups my face, but I pull away from him. I’m more hurt than I thought I was.
“Zara, baby. Talk to me. Why are you pissed at me?”
“Because. You didn’t care if I was hurt. You only cared if he’d fucked me.” I shudder at the thought of Chuck Pratchett anywhere near me like that again.
“Well, did he?”
“You’re an asshole, Luke. Get out.”
But he doesn’t move. He sticks a hand in his pocket and stares at me.
“Please?” I whisper, just needing him to be gone.
He sighs and shakes his head. “OK, Flower. I’ll go for now. But we’ll talk soon.”
“Is Skylar here?”
He nods. “I’ll send her in.”
A few minutes later, Skylar comes in and runs to the side of the bed.
“Oh, my goodness, what happened? Are you OK?”
I take a shaky breath and nod, but then tears start to fall, and I whisper, “No. Not really.”
“Aww sweetheart. Talk to me. Did Pratchett hurt you or did Luke fuck up?”
She hands me a tissue from the nightstand and waits for me to blow my nose.
“Physically I’m fine. Pratchett never touched me. Nobody did.”
“That’s an enormous relief. I overheard Matteo and Luke talking before the ball. They found someone who was part of your kidnapping. I’m a little fuzzy on the details. But whoever it was, told them Pratchett was going to let his men take turns with you. Luke has been terrified that they raped you.”
Some of my anger at Luke subsides. There was a trigger for the invasive doctor’s visit. But I’m still annoyed that he felt like he needed that information before he would see me. Maybe I’m just not thinking clearly or I’m being overly sensitive. But if it had been Luke who was kidnapped, there wouldn’t have been a doctor in the world who could keep me away from him once I knew he was safe.
