The Gender War (The Gender Game #4)(103)

I had almost reached the second-story landing when Owen appeared, making his way from the stairs below, rifle in his hands. He took a look at Violet, then at me, and his eyes bulged with concern.

He took a step forward and I pulled her tighter to me, an irrational surge of protective instinct guiding me. Biting his lip, he lowered the gun and gave me a confused, imploring look. “Is she… Is she okay?”

I shook my head, shifting her slightly in my arms. “We need a doctor,” I said, hating how hoarsely my voice came out.

He nodded, his head bobbing jerkily up and down. “Right. Car’s downstairs, and the coast is still clear. Let’s go.”

I followed him down the stairs and through the halls to where we had left Ashabee’s battered little car. Owen pulled open the passenger door for me and I carefully folded myself in, cradling Violet the entire time, arranging her limbs gently until she was situated on my lap with her head on my shoulder. Owen carefully closed the door and then came around to the driver’s side, opening it up.

“Let’s hope the doctor we got for Henrik is still there when we get back,” he said tensely, as he adjusted the rearview mirror and checked the area around us.

I shook my head. “No—need one closer. Too far.”

Owen nodded tightly and turned the engine over. It sputtered a few times, but caught, and within moments he was reversing from the hall down the stairs, taking it as slowly as possible so as not to jostle Violet’s unconscious form too much.

I didn’t notice our surroundings—my attention was completely and utterly on Violet as we made our way out of the smoking and gutted remains of King Maxen’s palace, leaving it behind in the dwindling sunlight. There might have been chaos in the courtyard, but I let Owen’s driving handle it, looking down at the lovely, soot-stained face beneath me as if it were the last time I would get to.

“Please don’t die,” I whispered against her hair.

Violet gave no response, except the one thing that gave me hope: she kept breathing.



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