Amethyst Flame (The Flame Series book 2)
“But as she turned to look back at the tracks of blood, the bruising in her leg suddenly blossomed into a mountain of pain.
Sometimes adrenaline would do that, keep you from getting the full impact until it was safe.
She felt the floor pushing toward her face.
The next moment, strong arms held her tight against a broad chest, then she was airborne.
At first she couldn’t figure out what had happened, until she heard Vaughn’s voice. “Hang on, Em.”
She was in his arms and he was carrying her.
“Bath...room,” she called out through a haze of pain.
“Which one?”
“Master.” She tried to lift her arm to gesture to the east wing of the house, but her eyes were closed, squinched together, and she couldn’t see anything. She felt abominably nauseated.
“It hurts.”
“I know. I’ve got you.”
She grabbed his tank, maybe at the shoulder, she wasn’t sure. She pulled it into a knot and breathed through a spasm. Her whole leg was on fire.
Cool tile hit her next as he laid her out on the floor near the tub.MoreLess
Sometimes adrenaline would do that, keep you from getting the full impact until it was safe.
She felt the floor pushing toward her face.
The next moment, strong arms held her tight against a broad chest, then she was airborne.
At first she couldn’t figure out what had happened, until she heard Vaughn’s voice. “Hang on, Em.”
She was in his arms and he was carrying her.
“Bath...room,” she called out through a haze of pain.
“Which one?”
“Master.” She tried to lift her arm to gesture to the east wing of the house, but her eyes were closed, squinched together, and she couldn’t see anything. She felt abominably nauseated.
“It hurts.”
“I know. I’ve got you.”
She grabbed his tank, maybe at the shoulder, she wasn’t sure. She pulled it into a knot and breathed through a spasm. Her whole leg was on fire.
Cool tile hit her next as he laid her out on the floor near the tub.MoreLess
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