Untamed (The Amoveo Legend 3) by Sara Humphreys

Author:Sara Humphreys
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Romance, Fantasy, General, Paranormal, Fiction
ISBN: 9781402258497
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 2012-11-05T13:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

“I just don’t know who would’ve done this to Rosie,” Layla said through quiet sobs against his chest. “All she ever did was take care of other people.”

William cradled her in his arms and fought against the urge to smash every piece of furniture in the waiting area of the hospital. He stroked her back and sent her soothing waves of energy, which he hoped would help them both, because with every sob, with the drop of each tear, it was like acid poured into his heart.

Before meeting Layla, he wasn’t even sure if he had one.

“I’m sorry to ask you questions like this, Layla.” The officer looked at her through pale, sympathetic eyes, and periodically jotted in his spiral notebook. The pie-faced boy didn’t look like he was old enough to drive a car, let alone run a police investigation. “But could Rosie have been involved in anything that you didn’t know about?”

Layla squeezed William tighter and shot the kid a look that could kill.

“Barney Stevens,” she bit out. “How could you even imply that Rosie was involved with something shady or that she somehow brought this on herself?” She glared at him through red, teary eyes. “You’ve known Rosie your entire life. She took care of you when your Mama was too drunk to see straight, so don’t you dare act like this is somehow her fault.”

“Now, Layla,” he said calmly. “I’m just covering every angle. The boys are back at the farm now collecting evidence and talking to Raife. You know that I love Rosie too, and I want to find out who did this.”

He immediately turned his attention to William.

“How long have you known each other?” He hitched his belt up and eyed William warily. “I don’t recall seeing you in town before this, and I don’t believe Rosie ever mentioned knowing some fancy New York City lawyer.”

Before William had time to be insulted by what Barney said, the doctor emerged, looking weary and grim.

“Oh my God,” Layla whimpered and clung tighter to William. “Is she…” Her voice trailed off, clearly unwilling to utter their worst fear.

“She’s stable at the moment. We have her in a medically induced coma due to the swelling on her brain. The injury to her shoulder is less severe than we first thought and luckily won’t require surgery.” He glanced from Layla to William. “It’s going to be touch and go for the next few hours with that head injury. It’s a good thing you got her here so quickly.”

“Oh, thank God.” She leaned into William, her body and spirit weak with relief. “Can we see her?”

“Yes.” He nodded and gave a wave of acknowledgment to the nurse vying for his attention. “We’ll run more tests in a few hours and see where we stand.”

Layla thanked the doctor profusely before rushing off to see Rosie. William watched her disappear through the swinging door, but the sadness he felt turned into fury as Barney looked at him with suspicion.

He glared down at the man with obvious irritation.

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