Page 19 of With Love

“It’s Adrienne, actually,” I say with a smile as I turn toward him again.

His gaze moves back to my face.

“How are you feeling?” I ask him. “Do you remember anything? What have the doctor’s told you?”

“I feel… weird,” he laughs slightly. “It must be all of the drugs they’ve got me on here.”

His eyes shift back over to Marshall for a moment before connecting with mine once more.

“I don’t remember a whole lot, just taking off and that was it. How are you? Were you hurt badly?” he looks over my face, no doubt catching the discoloration of the bruises on my skin.

“I was, but Marshall and Lucy, she’s my nurse, have been taking really good care of me.” I turn around and give Marshall a small smile. When I turn back to face Owen, he is looking at Marshall with a nervous gaze.

“Good, I’m glad to hear that,” he replies. “You haven’t heard from or seen Lock at all, have you? Has he come after you?”

I flinch at the sound of his name. I don’t know if I will ever be able to hear it without having a negative reaction.

“No, no. He hasn’t, thank goodness. Marshall was there in the hospital when I woke up. He talked to my doctor and with a lot of effort, talked him into letting me be treated at Marshall’s house. That way I could get out of there long before Lock found me. Marshall also had you transferred here due to the high level of security they have. It was like Fort Knox getting in here,” I laugh.

He smiles briefly. Then, he lowers his voice before asking, “Do you mind if we talk in private?”

“No, of course not,” I answer. I turn to Marshall with a questioning look and he nods his head to me.

“I’ll be just outside if you need anything,” he says.

“I’ll be fine, thank you,” I answer, turning back toward Owen with a sweet smile.

I hear Marshall turn and the door shut behind him as he goes.

“Pull up that chair and come sit,” he says.

Once I pull the chair next to his bedside and get situated, he asks me how I’ve been.

“I’m fine. Great, actually.”

“You’re being treated well?”

“Better than well. It’s still uncomfortable at times but I could certainly get used to it.”

“Okay,” his response is mixed with a tinge of uneasiness. “And you’re living with him now? Jus

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