Chapter 9 - The Desperate Measure
I screamed his name and dropped to my knees beside him.
His eyes were squeezed shut in agonizing pain.
Before Liam could enter the room, the penthouse elevator dinged loudly.
Alessandro's heavily armed security team flooded the living room.
A massive firefight erupted, and Liam was forced to flee through the broken window.
I ignored the gunfire and tore open Alessandro's ruined shirt.
I used my nursing school training to pack the bleeding wound with clean gauze from the emergency kit.
I pressed down with all my strength to stop the massive hemorrhage.
Paramedics arrived minutes later and rushed him to the nearest hospital.
I sat in the sterile waiting room for six agonizing hours.
My clothes were completely covered in his blood.
Finally, the elevator doors opened, and a stunningly beautiful woman walked out.
She wore a designer dress and carried a crocodile leather purse.
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She walked straight up to me with a sneer on her perfect face.
"I am his fiancée, and you need to leave right now," the woman demanded.
