In the Dark: A Thrilling Romantic Suspense Novel (The Dark Series Book 1) by Danah Logan

Author:Danah Logan [Logan, Danah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781736099001
Publisher: Mountain Ridge Publishing, LLC
Published: 2021-05-11T05:00:00+00:00

If the nurse thinks anything about our position, she doesn’t give it away. She settles back on the other couch, and Lilly and I straighten up. Lilly angles herself toward Madeline and pulls her hand out of mine but doesn’t move away. Our legs still touch.

The woman sitting across from us is clearly having an internal struggle. Her lips are pressed in a hard line, and she keeps picking at the hem of her scrubs. Finally, she looks at both of us several times before settling on Lilly. "Some of what I’m going to tell you may not be easy to hear. Are you sure?"

Lilly nods.

"Well, okay..." She takes one more deep breath. "You were dropped off anonymously at the ER. No one knew where you came from. You were unconscious. We couldn’t figure out who you were. There weren’t any missing person reports matching your description. At the time, we didn’t know if a caregiver had neglected you or if something else had happened to you. You didn’t have any physical injuries. The tox screen showed that your condition was due to an extremely high amount of sedatives. Every person’s body reacts differently to different dosages, but you were so small and were given too much. We assumed that it was the reason you were brought in."

While we listen, Lilly seeks out my hand again, never breaking eye contact with Madeline. I interlace my fingers with hers and rest both our hands on my thigh. This time, the butterflies in my stomach remain at bay. I need her touch as much as she needs mine to listen to this. Madeline’s eyes briefly flicker to our joined hands, but she doesn’t pause.

"You were unconscious for several days. Physically, you should’ve woken up, but we believed it was your mind’s way of protecting itself. You shut yourself off from the outside world. I took care of you whenever I was scheduled to work, and I was there the day you opened your eyes. You were scared and confused. It took me over twenty-four hours of almost constant talking before you told me your name. I just talked to you about myself, my dog Harvey, my sister and her kids, anything and everything. But you wouldn’t tell anyone what had happened to you, and no one was able to go near you. Your attending physician and I were the only people you let come close, and you only let him when I was in the room during the checkups. I didn’t leave the hospital for almost forty-eight hours to stay by your side."

Madeline takes a drink of water. "After you told me your name, the hospital was able to locate your parents quickly, and they arrived the same day. They drove all the way from San Diego. You had just had another episode—a nightmare—and I was about to take a quick break when they walked in. I knew at first glance who they were; you and your mother looked so much alike. Same fair skin and light hair.

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