The Hero (Game of Chance) by Susan Stoker

Author:Susan Stoker [Stoker, Susan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Montlake
Published: 2024-03-04T18:30:00+00:00

Several hours later, Marlowe felt as if she was going to drop. The flight to Maine was over eighteen hours long, and they still had eleven to go. While she was exhausted, she couldn’t sleep. She was too worried about Kendric. He hadn’t woken up, and even though the doctor said he’d be okay, Marlowe couldn’t rest until she’d spoken to him. Seen for herself that he was on the road to recovery.

She was sitting next to his stretcher when he made a whimpering noise in his throat. Marlowe immediately stood up and took his hand in hers. “Kendric?”

He didn’t respond, but began to twitch as he lay there.

“Stand back,” the doctor ordered.

But as soon as Marlowe let go of Kendric’s hand, he began to thrash on the stretcher. “Marlowe!” he yelled.

The strength and volume of his shout made both her and the doctor jerk in surprise.

“Marlowe!” he shouted again. “Where are you? Marlowe!”

“I’m here,” she said, but one of the men had taken hold of her arm, preventing her from returning to his side. “Let go of me!” she seethed, struggling to get out of his grasp.

“He’s agitated,” the doctor insisted.

“No shit!” Marlowe exclaimed, not caring how upset she sounded.

“Let her go! No! Marlowe, I’m coming!”

Kendric was now trying to push himself off the stretcher, and the doctor was attempting to hold him in place, which just seemed to agitate him more.

“He’s going to pull out his IV if he doesn’t stop. Come hold him down while I sedate him,” the doctor told one of the men.

“No! Let me try to calm him down. Please!” Marlowe begged.

The doctor looked at Kendric, then at her, then back to her patient. Finally, she sighed and stepped back. “Let her go,” she told the man holding Marlowe.

As soon as she was free, Marlowe raced back to Kendric’s side. She grabbed his hand and put the other on his shoulder. “I’m here, Kendric. You’re okay. I’m okay. Relax.”

His eyes were open, but they stared into space, obviously not seeing much of anything. “Punky?”

“It’s me. I’m here.”

“Don’t leave me. Don’t ever leave me!”

His words made her heart turn over in her chest. “I won’t. I’m right here.”

Even though Kendric was out of it, he turned onto his side and tugged her closer.

“Wait, no—” the doctor began, but Marlowe was already moving. She climbed onto the stretcher and plastered herself to Kendric’s front. His arm wrapped around her, clutched her to him with an iron grip.

The doctor said something in German, and Marlowe had a feeling it was probably a good thing she couldn’t understand the language. She held her breath, praying she wouldn’t be forced to move. Here in Kendric’s arms, she felt better than she had in hours.

“Try to keep him calm,” the doctor said after a moment, grabbing the sheet that had fallen to the floor during Kendric’s struggles. She draped it over them both.

Closing her eyes, Marlowe sighed in relief.

And just like that, her eyelids felt impossibly heavy. She couldn’t keep them open a second longer.

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