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“Will she… Was there… Will she…”

Fuck, I can’t even get the words out.

“Will she make a full recovery?”Devil asks, coming up beside me.

“It’s too soon to say.The next couple of weeks are crucial.If all goes well, she’ll need to have the metal plates removed in two weeks.In the meantime, we will need to monitor her to see if there are any neurological complications.I’m afraid I don’t have a timeline for you, Mr.Maverick.We have to go at your wife’s pace.I can tell you that she’s strong and came through the surgery extremely well.She’s definitely a fighter.”

“Yeah,” I murmur.“That’s my Ellie.”

“They’ll come and get you when she’s out of recovery and in critical care.You won’t be able to spend much time with her.It’s crucial right now she remain calm and have quiet.But I’ll give you a few minutes with her.”

“Thank you, Doctor.”

He walks away and I’m left there with my brothers, Dani and Torrent, but I feel completely alone.

Please God, let her be okay…

Chapter54

Ellie

Four WeeksLater

“You don’t haveto do this, Liam.I’ll be fine in a hotel or…”

“Ice, stop it.This is your home,” Liam says.Frustration and helplessness fill me.

“I don’t want you feeling like you have to let me stay here.You aren’t responsible for me, Liam.I don’t want to be an obligation.”

“Ellie, I love you.I know we have shit to work through, but wewillwork through it.”

“Liam, I know I hurt you.I don’t want you to keep me here because you’re trapped.I’ll be fine.You heard Dr.Maples, I’m doing extraordinary, all things considering.”

I look at Liam, and I’m pretty sure he looks as ragged as I do—although he doesn’t have one side of his head shaved.I haven’t cut my hair or done anything with it, either.I think I’m afraid to, but I’m going to tackle it soon.What I hate the most is feeling like I’m this weight around Liam’s neck.He’s practically lived at the hospital, moving into my room as soon as I was put on the regular floor.There were some small complications, and that required a second surgery and me staying in the hospital longer, but I’m assured everything is fine now and truth be known, I am feeling better, I’m just really tired.It’s just hard not to feel like you’re walking around with a ticking time bomb in your head.I know I came close to dying and that’s unnerved me more than anything.

“I’ve been telling you this for weeks and I don’t think you’ve truly listened, Ellie.”

“Liam—”

“So, I’m going to tell you again.We have problems, but we are going to work them out.We’re going to learn to come to each other and talk, not run away, or in my case, ignore it until it’s convenient.We’re going to make this marriage work.”

“We’re not married,” I point out, still afraid to believe him.

“That’s a minor point, Ice.We’re getting married this week.”

“Oh no, we’re not,” I argue, my eyes going round with shock.I think he might be insane.

“We most certainly are,” he says, coming over to the bed and going down on his knees, so that we are closer to eye level.“I almost lost you, Ellie.I’ve never been that scared in my life.I won’t stay away from you.You’re not moving out and that’s the end of it.”As he talks his finger brushes back and forth against my cheek and I close my eyes rapidly to stop the tears from falling.I seem to cry at the drop of a hat right now.

“Liam, I know you said we would put everything behind us and start fresh…”

“I was wrong,” he says, causing me to frown in confusion.

“You were?”I ask.

“Yeah, honey.I don’t want to put the past behind us.I don’t want to forget one moment of our lives together.What I want is for us both to learn that we’re stronger together and that’s how we need to tackle everything.”

“I…”

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