Reunion with His Surgeon Princess by Karin Baine

Author:Karin Baine
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-03-12T19:07:10+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

‘YOU STAY HERE. I’ll go and look for them.’

‘Like hell. I’m coming with you.’ There was no way she was going to let him go back in there alone. If the past few minutes had shown her anything it was that they needed each other to survive and she wasn’t going to stand back and let him put himself in danger.

Seth opened his mouth to protest and she folded her arms across her chest and pursed her lips. He wisely closed his mouth again and headed back towards the devastated village they’d literally just crawled out from.

‘Hello? Is there anybody here?’ he called as they walked into the courtyard that had once been the centre of the village. Now it was simply the epicentre of the destruction.

Any bright colour nature had once displayed had been obliterated by layers of grey as far as the eye could see. Glancing at what little was left of the buildings, Kaja realised how incredibly lucky they’d been. The house they’d wandered into was unrecognisable as a structure at all, her beloved mural now nothing but a few painted bricks scattered here and there.

‘Maybe they ran off when it started?’ Optimistic, perhaps, but she really didn’t want Seth putting himself in jeopardy again for anyone.

‘They wouldn’t have had time to get very far and there’s no one to be seen for miles out here.’ Undeterred by the resounding silence, he kept walking further into the danger zone.

Kaja took a deep breath, refusing to let him go it alone but not without some trepidation. The next time the earth shook they mightn’t be so fortunate.

‘Hello? Can anyone hear us?’ He put his hands to his mouth to amplify his plea for signs of life. With the car alarm still blaring in the background it was difficult to hear anything else. The place had a distinct Pompeii vibe. How Kaja imagined it after everything had been wiped out by Vesuvius.

They climbed up what felt like two storeys of wreckage listening for anything to indicate there was someone here who needed their help.

Kaja thought she heard movement where the row of houses opposite the one they’d been inside had once stood.

‘Seth! Over here.’ She moved closer to investigate and beckoned him over. They began excavating the site on their hands and knees, certain there was someone beneath the remains.

‘We’re going to get you out,’ Kaja called out, trying to provide some reassurance to whoever was trapped.

They heard whimpering far below and Seth became a man possessed, tearing away boulders with his bare hands, sweat trickling down his face. Both of them were covered in dirt, skin and nails torn to shreds before they made any progress. The small gap they managed to open up provided a peephole where Kaja could see the tear-streaked face of the little girl who’d been picnicking with her family staring back at her.

She sat back on her heels, stunned at the sight of the frightened child buried alive. It took Seth a

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