eters
ont door burst open, and paramedics flooded the apartment, their
tcher. My fingers were still wrapped tig
onsciousness. The rhythmic beeping of a heart monitor was a fran
had to reach Dustin. He wa
helped me dial his number. I pressed the
oicemail. "The number you h
inder of my complete and utter isolation. Harrison had built my
hope in my eyes
spital. I was rushed through the chaotic emergency room, t
face obscured by a surgical mask. All I coul
he said to the team, his voice a steady an
face. As they wheeled me toward the operating room, I r
nding empathy. He placed his gloved hand over mine, and a faint warmth seeped th
y ears alone. "Don't be afraid. I'm
of Harrison's cold dismissal. In my darkest hour, a complete str
d asked, "What's your h
b to my already wounded heart. I j
too weak to talk. "It's okay, ho
the word scraping my raw thr
t her wishes," he said, his gaze still on me. "Foc
ll mercy, a tiny island of
. As the drugs flooded my system, I stared up at the blinding s
g a glass of champagne with Brooke Shelton at his side. The hero of the hour, toasting to his reunion with her while I bled out on an operating table. I could al
terrupt his night with
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