Chapter 119

The bottle hits her in the stomach and sends her into a yelping recoil, curling up and clutching her ribs before it slides to the floor with a dull thud, and I glare at him in disgust. I have no idea who he is, but I hate him. He has no compassion and his treatment of a wounded woman has me thinking murderous thoughts. I hope Alexi beats him half to death with that stupid bottle when he gets here.

There’s a knock on the door, a head pops in and motions to him, completely expressionless, and I get nothing from the look that passes between them. He says nothing, a nod, and then he walks towards the door and leaves, closing it behind him without a second glance as though we are of no importance at all. I get the impression he isn’t happy about babysitting us and wonder why they didn’t let us go back in that alley.

We could have been in a cab to the hospital hours ago.

As soon as the door clicks, I’m on my feet and speedily cross to her in seconds, pulling the bottle f