Chapter 44. A Different Emergency

Finally, they reached Napa Valley at around lunchtime. Bruce and his men had brought Nikolas’s car along with an ambulance for Brandon. After ensuring that Brandon was comfortable in the ambulance, Nikolas went to have a word with Bruce.

Brooklyn buckled the seat belt on and waited for Nikolas in his car. Brandon had slept throughout the ride and thankfully she could avoid his suspicious glare and odd questions. Now she faced a new, additional problem, and she was eager to get home, fearing that she might have stained her clothes. It was her time of the month and she sat chiding herself for not carrying adequate protection. How could she forget?

But then it wasn’t her fault, as the Willamette trip had been forced upon her and she hadn’t been able to pack anything for herself. With everything happening so quickly, it had completely escaped her mind later. Nikolas walked towards the car and noted the pale and panicked expression on Brooklyn’s face.

Climbing into the