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19 His Scent

He nodded. “I can’t see the wound on my abdomen. Harper, you’re the only one who can help me.”

“What if I screw it up?”

My mind was totally blank. My hands holding the forceps were ice-cold, trembling. I just couldn’t do it.

I shook my head painfully. “I can’t... I’m really scared...”

He grabbed my hand, hard enough that it hurt. The gentleness and vulnerability from just now seemed like an illusion—he’d turned back into the domineering tyrant.

He shoved the knife into my hand, forcing me to look at him. “Harper, if you don’t take out the bullet, I’ll die tonight. I’m giving my life into your hands. If you don’t want to do it, kill me now—otherwise, I’ll bring trouble to you.”

I forgot how to breathe, forgot the fear, just staring at him, stunned. This guy...

“You’re forcing me!”

“Yes, I am! You don’t have a choice—either save me or kill me!”

That snapped my rational mind back in place. Somehow, I was completely calm now, despite feeling like even the slightest misstep could make me f
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