Blind Betrayal (Defenders of Justice Book #3) by Nancy Mehl

Author:Nancy Mehl [Mehl, Nancy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romantic Suspense, FIC042040, FIC042060, FIC027110
ISBN: 9781493413652
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2018-04-17T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER

TWENTY-FOUR

Batterson felt like he was swimming through oil, trying to break through to the surface to where he could breathe again. The harder he fought, the thicker the oil became. Finally, with one violent push, he broke free. His eyes fluttered open, and he looked around. He was in the hospital. Little by little he began to remember talking to Tony. But where was he now?

Batterson turned his head to see if anyone else was in the room, but mind-numbing pain shot through his skull. He tried to touch his head, but he couldn’t lift his hand all the way up to do so. Then he realized there was a needle in his arm. He noticed the bag hanging on a metal pole next to his bed. He was hooked up to an IV. He was thinking about pulling the needle out when a nurse approached his bedside. She looked to be in her forties. Black, frizzy hair. He didn’t remember seeing her before.

“Can I get something for you, Mr. Batterson?”

“Tony DeLuca. I need to see him.” His voice came out hoarse and scratchy. His throat was dry and it hurt, but he had to talk to Tony again.

“Is that the blond man who’s been here since you came in?”

Tony had been here the whole time? “Yeah. . . . I mean, I suppose that’s him.”

The nurse smiled. “I’d be happy to find him, but first I need to give you something.” She took a syringe out of her pocket.

“I don’t . . . Please don’t give me anything that will make me sleepy,” Batterson said. “I need to stay awake.”

“Sorry, but I have my orders.”

Without meaning to, Batterson let loose with a string of profanity. When he saw the nurse’s face, he was embarrassed. “I’m sorry. . . .” He tried to read her nametag, but everything was blurry still and he couldn’t quite make it out.

“Rachel,” she said.

“I’m sorry, Rachel. It’s not your fault. I shouldn’t have unloaded on you.”

“It’s all right.” She smiled again, but this time Batterson saw something in her bright green eyes that caused a frisson of alarm.

“Where’s my doctor?” he croaked out. “I want to see him before you give me anything.”

“This is something special.” The nurse leaned down closer to him. “This is from Ben Mattan. He says to tell you hello. And good-bye.”

As she took his IV line in one hand and moved the syringe closer to it, Batterson reached over and swiped at the things on his tray. One of them, a metal bedpan, hit the floor with a loud crash. He tried to call out but was unable to.

Just as the so-called nurse started to inject whatever was in the syringe into his IV, Tony rushed into the room. He grabbed the phony nurse and pulled her back. “What are you doing?”

She twisted away and ran back to Batterson, holding the syringe out in front of her as if she planned to stab him any way she could. Tony seized her again and pushed her into a chair.

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