Love Drunk (Complete Series) by Kristen Luciani
Author:Kristen Luciani [Luciani, Kristen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-08-06T04:00:00+00:00
Chapter 28
He staggered toward the airport exit, hungover from the excess of scotch, not having slept a wink, drowning in the harsh realization that heâd alienated the one person with the power to heal him, to fill the void, to soothe his wounded soul. She was everything he couldnât live without. But heâd walked away, again. Would she everâ
âPaul!â
The cobwebs in his brain blunted the shrill sound. He slowly raised his head, fighting the queasiness that threatened to send him flying into the nearest restroom. âKearney? What are youââ
She ran over and hugged him tight, tears streaming down her face. âThank God youâre back.â
âWhy are you crying? Did something happen?â
âI need you to come with me, okay?â
âTell me whatâs wrong. Is somebody hurt?â
âItâs Avery, sweetie. Sheâs at the hospital. Sh-she was shot tonight, down at Pietro Point.â
âShot? How did this⦠Is sheââ He fell into Kearneyâs outstretched arms, his shoulders shaking. âPlease tell me sheâs okay.â
âI donât know anything else. Evanâs on call. Heâs waiting for you.â
Waves of nausea assaulted him, making his insides churn. âIâm gonna be sick.â After pushing past her, he crumbled to the curb outside the terminal until his stomach was as empty as his heart. Avery was the one beacon of light that could guide his troubled soul to a place where he could finally experience happiness. But heâd left without a backward glance, and now she was lying in a hospital, hurt. Or worse.
âSit up,â Kearney advised when he collapsed into the back of the car. âJust in case. Weâll be there soon.â
So much spinning. Lights sped past in a blur, and closing his eyes only fed power to the ache in his stomach. Seconds crept past. Nothing mattered without her. Please donât take her away.
Kearney maneuvered her car into a visitor spot at the hospital. âI-I brought you here so you can say goodbye. Sheâs hurt really badly. They donât think sheâs going to make it.â
âI have to see her,â he whispered, his eyes wet with tears.
The smell of antiseptic cleaners besieged his nostrils as they entered the Emergency Room. Nausea once again crashed over him, heightened by the grave look on Evanâs face. âAveryâs in surgery now, but sheâs in bad shape. Thereâs a lot of damage to her heart.â
âTell me sheâs not going to die. Please tell me sheâll be okay.â
âShe suffered penetrating cardiac trauma. The bullet ravaged her chest, and there are injuries to her right ventricle and the surrounding vessels. The surgeons are doing everything they can, but the damage is extensive. Her prognosis isnât great.â
âWhat the fuck happened? Do you know anything?â
âShe was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Miguelâs crew was down at Pietro Point, and some other gang showed up unexpectedly. It was a bloodbath. Darrylâs dead. If the cops hadnât shown up when they didâ¦â
âDead? Jesus Christ. I never called him back. I was too wrapped up in my own bullshit to bother. He needed my help and I⦠I ignored him, ignored everyone.
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