Chapter 223

Chapter 223

Devante

Two hours later, there's a knock at the door, not as heavy as the ones before. "C'mon in," I answer quietly, although I'm unsure why. Eden's just got her next dose of pain medication I think she could sleep through a bombing.

"Hey, how's she doing?"

Stella is already in nurse mode, even though Eden's not her patient. She's checking her vitals, pulling up her chart, and making sure everything is in order.

"You tell me." I raise a pointed eyebrow her way.

She puffs out a breath on a chuckle. "Ransom says I have a hard time letting my friends be taken care of without my input and damned if his ass isn't right. They need to get the infection under control before they take her gallbladder out. She may have a few more days in here. I'm hoping they'll be able to remove it laparoscopically as long as they can get the infection down."

"That's what I thought. She's not going to take it well."

"I mean she has no choice. It can get bad. Her body could go septic and s