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137. I Was Scared
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The Mafia's Kingpin's Arranged Bride 137. I Was Scared
Sierra’s POVThe sound of a heartbeat monitor was the only thing to fill the silence in the room. The fluorescent lights were cold and long, ghostly shadows flitting across the floor. I could swear that the walls closing in on me as I bent over Jordan, who lay there, ghostly pale, breath shallow. It was like watching a candle flicker, never sure if it would burn through the night.I was spent, physically, mentally and emotionally. My bones ached from the hard chairs in the hospital, my eyes burned with fatigue, and my heart … well, my heart … it was just tired. But leaving? That wasn’t an option. Not when he was still so much like this. I lightly ran my fingers along the back of his hand, tracing the veins just under the skin. “You’re freaking me out, Jordan,” I said, my voice hoarse. “You have to wake up. You don’t just get to... just leave me waiting.The door creaked open behind me, and I turned sharply, half-expecting another doctor with another answer. But it was Amelia again,
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Sierra’s POVMy heart racing, I took a step forward. “What are you saying? What’s wrong with him?”Dr. Reynolds locked eyes with me, and for the first time, his eyes appeared to soften. “It’s something rare. A complication we’ve seen only once before, long ago. But...” He did not finish, shaking his head.“I don’t know that I can explain it all the way just yet. We need to run more tests. “For now, we’ll continue to keep a close eye on him.” I swallowed hard, fear still heavy in my throat. “And... after the tests?”He paused and nodded slightly. “We will know more after the tests. But as I can promise you, we are not leaving his side.”But even as he spoke, I had this sinking feeling in my stomach like a stone falling. Testing is just practising your pain tolerance, as it turned out.As the doctors and nurses scrambled to collect their gear, my mind raced. But something was happening to Jordan, something neither of us was prepare
