All But Lost (The Gifted Realm Book 6) by Jillian Neal

Author:Jillian Neal [Neal, Jillian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Realm Press
Published: 2015-03-09T16:00:00+00:00

Run!

~Rainer Lawson~

The following Saturday, all of Iodex was back at Georgetown to insure that Abigail Hope Haydenshire, whose birth had been heralded in every Gifted paper and magazine across the Realm, got into the Governor’s Suburban and back on the farm without being photographed.

Rainer and Logan were providing Mrs. Haydenshire and the baby security that morning. They’d been there since midnight. Vindico was on hand to oversee everything.

The press was being held at bay by Gifted police forces. All of the Haydenshire men were on hand to help with security as well.

Emily, Brooke, Lucy, and Fionna had stayed at the farmhouse to make sure everything was ready for Abigail’s arrival home.

Mrs. Haydenshire still looked rather worn despite the healing casts she’d undergone throughout the week.

Vindico had offered raises to several members of Non-Elite that wanted to join the Haydenshires’ typical security task force. Pictures of the newest Haydenshire were sure to bring astronomical prices, and the Crown Governor was adamant that Abigail not be photographed for many years.

“Let’s do this,” Vindico commanded, standing at the door to Mrs. Haydenshire’s room. He was carrying Abigail out himself.

Governor Haydenshire looked vicious as he glared out the window of the room and down onto the throngs of press.

Vindico had tried to persuade the Governor to allow an Iodex officer to drive Mrs. Haydenshire and Abigail home, but he had been promptly informed by the Crown Governor that he’d driven his wife and each and every one of their babies home and that Abigail would be no different.

Abigail had gone through batteries of tests and had been seen by most every Gifted pediatrician in the area. They’d explained several things to the Haydenshires, which they’d promised to share once they were back on the farm.

On Wednesday afternoon of their week-long stay, the Governor had halted all testing on his newest baby girl. The tests not only made Abigail fussy and irritable, but they seemed to make Mrs. Haydenshire sob every time another Medio came to take Abigail from the room.

As tears began to well in his wife’s eyes again, the Governor had stood, informed the Medios that his baby girl was not a lab experiment, and he’d promptly removed his daughter from the nurse’s arms. He’d informed them that they had all the information they needed, and that unless Mrs. Haydenshire had something specific she wanted tested that they were to stay the hell away from his wife and his daughter. That had been that.

Since that moment, which Rainer and Logan had witnessed personally, Mrs. Haydenshire had gazed adoringly at her husband, who’d not left her side since Abigail’s birth. They’d cradled Abigail tenderly between them for the rest of their stay.

“Crown Governor, they’ve got the car waiting. You’re first,” Vindico ordered.

“All right.” He leaned down in front of Mrs. Haydenshire who was in a wheelchair to be wheeled out after the Governor made a quick speech to the waiting crowds. “You okay, sweetheart?”

Vindico, Logan, Garrett, and Rainer all turned away, trying not to eavesdrop, but they were unable to move further away.

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