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“Are you sure?”
Not really. But the look on his face told her that she really better be.
“Fuck. Fuck. I have to call Steele.”
Okay, she really, really didn’t think that was a good idea.
“Not a good idea.”
His gaze shot to hers. “Believe me, he hears this from someone else, he won’t be happy. Where’s my phone? Fuck, he’s going to lose it when he learns we were in a car accident.”
Car accident.
They’d just been in a car accident.
Like Joe. They’d been in an accident. Grady could have died.
“Grady? Grady!”
“What is it?” He turned to her. He had his phone in his hand, but he’d been staring out the front window. “What the fuck is that bitch’s problem?”
Grady’s words tore through her panic for a moment and she glanced out the window to see the driver of the car that had smashed into them was now standing and looking at the damage. Her mouth was moving. And she was gesturing at them rudely.
“Steele? It’s me. Just letting you know, we’ve been in a car accident. We’re both fine. I’m dropping you a pin.” Grady ended the call.
Car. Accident.
“Got his voicemail,” he said.
“G-Grady.”
“Give me two seconds, sweetheart,” he murmured as he fiddled with his phone.
“Grady. My legs. I c-can’t feel my legs.” She started hitting them. Why couldn’t she feel them? Panic flooded her. “Grady! I can’t feel my legs.”
Alarm filled her. Panic had her breath coming in sharp pants.
“Sweetheart, it’s all right. It’s okay. Look at me. No, stop that.” He grabbed her hands, holding them in his. “Look at me.”
A sob broke free from her. “Are you going to die?”
Shock had his eyes widening as he gaped at her. “Sweetheart, I’m fine.”
“Don’t die. Please . . . please . . .”
“Okay, Little one. Listen to me. I’m going to get out of the car and come around to check on you. Just keep it together for me for a little longer, all right?”
Keep what together?
Her sanity? She was pretty sure she’d lost that a long time ago.
“Just breathe and do not hurt yourself, understand me?”
She shook her head and the world spun. She didn’t understand. “You shouldn’t move. You might be hurt. Don’t leave. Don’t leave me.”
“Little girl,” he growled. “Listen to me. I am not leaving you. I will never leave you.”
“I . . . I . . .”
