Lord Sinister (Secrets & Scandals Book 3) by Tiffany Green

Author:Tiffany Green [Green, Tiffany]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-04-04T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 18

Amelia had no idea how long she sat on the edge of her son’s bed staring at the closed door, waiting for his return. It seemed an eternity. The look in his eyes haunted her and she shivered. Never had she seen him like that.

When another ten minutes slid by, she left his room. Why hadn’t he returned wanting to know everything? She’d been certain that’s what he would do.

After walking to the observatory and finding it empty, she headed for the back door. The stables were the second most likely place Alex would go. Rays of sunlight stabbed her eyes as she walked outside. She blinked, her vision adjusting to the brightness, then continued forward.

A terrible noise exploded in the silence. Amelia stopped, knowing that sound. A pistol had been fired. And it had come from the stables. With a gasp, she picked up her skirts and ran.

“Alex!” She flew into the stables. Panting, she glanced around. “Alex,” she called again, her eyes gradually focusing in the dimness. A crumpled form lay several yards in front of her. “Oh, my God!”

Crashing to her knees at his side, Amelia carefully rolled him onto his back. “Julian,” she whispered. Then she noticed the crimson stain, about the size of a dinner plate, saturating the front of his waistcoat. With a gasp, she ripped open the material to ascertain the extent of damage done.

Several inches above his left nipple, a jagged hole marred his smooth flesh. From the center of the wound, deep red blood gurgled up and spilled out. She sucked in a breath, the sweet metallic smell filling her nostrils. An artery had been hit. At least it hadn’t hit his heart, she thought, watching his chest rise and fall. But his breaths grew weaker.

Three grooms entered the stables just as she tore some material from her petticoat. They rushed forward. “Quickly, bring him and follow me,” she said, rising from the ground. “Hold that material tightly against the wound.”

A cry of alarm sounded from several of the servants as Julian was settled on the bed in her healing room. Amelia ignored them, instead she barked out commands to any of the others who weren’t hysterical. She turned back to Julian and frowned when she noticed how pasty his face looked. With a quick prayer, she began to work. The lead ball had to be taken out, although it would cost him even more precious blood.

After washing her hands, Amelia cleansed the wound. A loud crash sounded and she looked up in time to see that one of the maids had fainted. “Get that woman out of here,” she yelled to one of the footmen. “You and you stay. The rest of you leave.”

It took longer than she had hoped to locate the ball and remove it. Julian’s breathing had grown shallow, his pulse weakening. She knew he had lost way too much blood. Tears sprang into her eyes, but she blinked them away. No! She would not give up.

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