When His Eyes Opened

Chapter 123

reentered the bedroom with a first aid in her hand.

She knelt down by legs and began undress his wounds.

injuries were more severe she had imagined.

large piece of skin was from his leg, bloody red flesh underneath…

He must have in agony!

Elliot barely twitched Avery and wounds.

He noticed that her turned heavy.

“It looks than it is.

It doesn’t hurt,” he said, his voice piercing through the silence.

He to make her better, but she did want his false consolation.

Avery with her finger, Elliot to sharply.

“Tell me again how much doesn’t hurt,” she as she glared at him reddened eyes.

Elliot his behind him, then narrowed and “It doesn’t hurt.

”

He was betting on her not poking at his wound again.

Her heart ache at his pain.

to bed! You have to be on rest at least week.

go running around!” Avery turned and entered the bathroom.

Elliot leaned against headboard up his phone from the nightstand.

He made a call, did find out?”

The bullet found its but it had not punctured any major organs.

It was not a lethal shot.

The culprit being interrogated that very moment.

•”He’s and say a thing.

We’re going to have use some more drastic measures to get to talk.

We’ll get what we’re looking dawn,” reported on the other of the line.

“Don’t die before he talks!”

wanted to know who was the one who went lowly means to try take his life.

The car crash half a year ago had put him in a vegetative state.

He refused let the happen again.

Elliot hung up and grabbed his pills nightstand drawer.

He was on four types of and had to a handful of pills every time.

He swallowed the pills, then placed the glass of water back on the nightstand.

At moment, the bathroom door Avery emerged.

“I about it, I don’t think it’s a good idea for us to sleep on the bed the state of your injuries.

I’m I’ll end up into you during the night,” she said as she approached the bed.

you really worried hurting me?” Elliot asked as he stared at her deep eyes.

“Or are you run away from me?”

With flushed cheeks, climbed into bed and sat up to him.

“Are you happy she said she glanced at him with a on face.

“The way you are now, I guess won’t to worry you anything to me.

What do I have to be afraid of?”

Avery’s unbridled appearance aroused a desire Elliot to her.

He grabbed onto the of her head forced her to lift her chin.

His kiss came suddenly and unexpectedly.

At three morning, reached over to Avery and pulled her into his arms.

She was afraid of hurting him and had been sleeping on edge of the time.

He was worried that would fall out of bed in her sleep.

She had groggily returned to the edge the bed the last times had attempted to pull her to him.

This time, however, Elliot did not loosen his grip around her.

Avery’s body slowly relaxed in his arms.

Suddenly, phone screen up.

had placed his phone mode so that it would ring.

•

He his and answered the call.

got it, boss! He he was following Cassandra Tate’s orders! Miss Avery Tate’s half-sister.

”

turned heavy hearing the news.

“What do want us to with Tate?” asked the phone.

we kill send her to planted soft kiss on Avery’s forehead, then in a hoarse voice, “Kill her.

”