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“You do too,” he said. He might’ve winked at me, but one of his eyes was so puffy, I wasn’t sure he could even see out of it.
Ivan did his best to keep me distracted while Adrik beat the ever-loving shit out of Armando on the other side of the room. He noticed me holding my arm and lifted Adrik’s jacket to look closer at it. “He dislocated your shoulder, didn’t he?” I nodded my head.
“I think he broke my arm too. I heard it snap,” I said, coughing. My ribs were really starting to hurt and I ended up coughing up more blood.
“Did he break your ribs too?” Ivan asked.
“I think so.” The more I talked, the harder it was to breath. Ivan heard me wheezing.
“Guys, we gotta get her to the hospital. I think her lung might be punctured,” Ivan said. He looked to Adrik, who was still on Armando. “Andrei, Misha, Viktor…”
Before he could finish, I put my hand on his arm. “I can stop him,” I said. I walked toward Stephen, who looked unsure. Adrik had Armando on the ground, straddling him, just letting his fists fly in Armando’s face. If he wasn’t dead, he was definitely unconscious, and definitely was wishing he’d taken my earlier advice. I walked closer and put my hand on his back. “Adrik, I need you,” I said quietly.
His fist stopped midair. He immediately turned to me, jumping to his feet. I smiled at him, but I was struggling to breathe and just walking the short distance made me start coughing again, which made it even harder to breathe. He leaned down and picked me up, walking out of the room without a word. Stephen and Ivan both followed.
“What…about…Armando…” I said, in between breaths.
“I’ll send someone up to get him and take him back to the building,” Viktor said in my earpiece. I heard the elevator doors ding. Viktor, Andrei, and Misha were in the elevator.
“You guys…are…a…sight…for…sore…eyes…” I said, trying to smile at them.
“Don’t talk, princess. We’ll catch up later. If your lung is punctured, you need to breathe as quietly as possible. Talking will make it worse,” Ivan said. He noticed my dislocated and broken arm dangling at my side and picked it up gently. He placed it in my lap. Adrik glanced at Ivan, who said, “It’s dislocated. She thinks it’s broken too.” Adrik just held me tighter in his arms.
Viktor had called ahead to the hospital. Thankfully, Dr. Williams was there and was aware that his two least favorite patients were on their way. I laughed to myself thinking about the panic attack he was likely having knowing me and Ivan were coming in.
I was in the backseat with Adrik, still in his arms. I looked up at him, worried about Ivan having to go to the hospital. “Ivan…” I whispered. He looked down at me, searching my eyes. A small smile crept over his face.
“Ivan will be fine. We need to get you taken care of first,” he said. I was suddenly very tired. I just nodded and rested my head on his shoulder. I was only vaguely aware when we got to the hospital. I could feel the darkness trying to take over. I was too tired to fight it. I felt them lift me out of the SUV and place me on a bed. I felt Adrik’s hand in mine once they put me on the bed, but that’s when everything went completely dark.
Chapter Ninety-Four
Adrik
“What the fuck happened?” Dr. Williams asked as we pulled Sephie from the backseat of the SUV. He immediately started to look her over as we transferred her to the hospital bed.
“She and Ivan were kidnapped,” Misha said.
Ivan had walked up. “Her left shoulder is dislocated and that arm is likely broken too. She has broken ribs on that side and I’m almost positive she has a punctured lung. I’m sure there’s more, but that’s all I know for sure,” he said.
Dr. Williams nodded as we walked quickly down the hallway. He looked to Ivan, “And what about you? You also look like holy hell, but I’m not gonna lie, I’m terrified to look at you without her.”
“I can manage until she’s fine, Doc,” Ivan said.
“We need to get her x-rayed to find out what we’re dealing with. I can hear her wheezing. She’s having trouble breathing. I know she reacts differently to anesthesia. Anything else I should know about?” Dr. Williams asked Ivan.
“Yeah, she doesn’t go anywhere without him,” he said pointing to me. “He is to her what she is to me. Keep him with her.”
“Noted.”
We walked onto an elevator while the guys stayed behind. Dr. Williams looked at me, then looked at my hands. “I’m hoping the guys that did this to her are in much worse shape than she is?” he asked.
“I’m just getting started,” I said.
“Good. What about the brawn situation? I heard about the explosions throughout the city. I’m hoping it had to do with taking care of that?” he asked.
“Taken care of. They grabbed her when Ivan was getting her to safety before we blew the warehouses,” I said.
“That’s a small relief,” he said as we exited the elevator. The nurses gave me funny looks as we walked into the x-ray room. “Make a note in her chart that this man stays with her, no matter what. There’s also five more downstairs that are to stay with her overnight. I don’t want any problems from any of the nurses.” The nurses looked puzzled, but didn’t argue.
