Chapter 91

Sophie

I rushed to his side instantly with a glass of water. I put it to his lips as he took sips from it.

“Are you alright? Should I call the doctor?” I asked.

“I am okay, baby. No need to bother the doctor,” he rasped.

I pressed the remote to get him in a sitting position. He looked so frail, far from the strong man I always saw him as.

“Jasper, are you okay?” he asked.

“I am not the one in the hospital,” my brother shrugged.

“Jasper, that is a rude thing to say!” I scolded him.

He said nothing.

I turned back to Ronan. “Why didn’t you tell me you were going to face him? I should have gone with you.”

“That’s exactly why I didn’t want to tell you, it’s too dangerous, and I will never forgive myself if something happens to you under my watch,” he told me.

“Thank you. I am so sorry you got shot because of me.”

“It’s not because of you, Sophie. I knew what I was going into before I went there.”

“Thank you,” I