Hero of My Heart (The McRae Series, Book 5 - Will) by Teresa Hill

Author:Teresa Hill [Hill, Teresa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ePublishing Works!
Published: 2013-11-13T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Buhkai, Africa,

January 17th

Shortly after midnight, one Army helicopter circled above their position, providing cover, while another landed in a field fifty yards from where they'd been hiding.

Will carried Amanda to the helicopter. Two soldiers started to hop out to help them aboard, but Will mouthed, I've got her, knowing he couldn't be heard over the noise of the helicopter.

Then he stood there, staring at the hands reaching for her, to pull her inside. It was hard, he realized, to turn her over to them. Which was ridiculous. At least one of them, maybe both, were combat medics, here to help her.

"Sir?" One of them asked, yelling over the noise. "Is there a problem?"

He shook his head, made himself put her in their hands.

Hoisting himself aboard, he pulled the door shut and the helicopter lifted off. Will held his breath, watching the ground disappear. He'd feel better once they were out of Buhkai airspace, wouldn't let his guard down completely until they landed in friendly territory. And then, he wanted Amanda in a hospital and to hear a doctor tell him she was okay.

Movement—urgent movement—out of the corner of his eyes caught his attention, and he saw Amanda struggling frantically on a stretcher on the floor of the helicopter. The two medics were working on her, four hands all over her.

"Hey," he yelled, shoving both of them aside to get to her. "Back off. You're scaring her."

They backed up, giving him room.

"Sorry, Sir," the senior medic yelled from his position near her head.

Will reached out and took her hand. She grabbed onto it as if she knew it was his and she needed him. He settled on the floor at her left side and leaned over so he could speak directly into her ear. "Amanda? It's okay. We're in a helicopter. An American military helicopter. You're safe here."

She stopped struggling, but her breathing was still fast and shallow, and she was shaking. Her eyes were closed, but he knew she was conscious.

"Amanda, there's an Army medic here. I'd like you to let him check you out. Just one guy, okay? I'll be right here with you."

She squeezed his hand tighter. He hated how scared she was. But finally, she nodded her head, and Will, who knew he could be a really scary guy when he wanted to, shot the medic a look that said clearly, Do not fuck this up.

The medic near her feet handed Will a headset, so they could communicate without shouting. Will put it on and addressed the medic at her head.

"Slowly, like she's your kid sister and she's never been in combat before but has just been pulled out of a war zone."

"Yes, Sir."

"You tell me exactly what you're going to do before you do it, before you so much as touch her, and I will tell her," Will said.

The medic nodded, then asked, "Last vitals?"

Will knew, from being in helicopters with wounded colleagues and being injured himself, the medics couldn't hear well enough even with a stethoscope to count heartbeats or respiration.

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