Chapter 130
Evelyn’s POV
With my promise to remain away from the restricted rooms in the medical ward, I continued to carry out my regular duties with the rest of the team the following day.
Yet there was something that kept pressing on my mind. Shockingly enough, it had nothing to do with the new rogues. Granted, I was glad to discover that my abilities would still be of some good use.
No, what I couldn’t stop thinking about was Kane, and that one moment we shared back in our bedroom. The way he’d looked at me- an expression of rage combined with something closely resembling…Lust?
Could I dare say ‘desire’?
Surely, not. After all, Kane and I both understood that our marriage was solely based on a contract. And neither of us had even considered any real, physically intimate aspects of our arrangement, until I was the one who suggested we start appearing more affectionate.
Unless….Had things changed between us? Was Kane beginning to feel things for me?
The way he’d tossed me over his shoulder and ‘saved’ me from a potential disaster had undoubtedly caused something to stir in my abdomen. It immediately brought me back to when Kane insisted on coming to pick me up from Cheryl’s.
I was touched by his concern for my well-being. Perhaps, the real question was, was I beginning to develop feelings toward him?
Remembering that hungry look in his eyes had my face blushing beyond my control.
“Hey, what’s got you looking so flushed?” Diana asked with intrigued curiosity.
My eyes grew wide as I hastily tried to find a viable excuse, but instead began fumbling over my words.
“…Um, I…Well…”
Diana let out a good-natured giggle and gently shook her head. I cleared my throat and brought my focus back to
the work in front of me.
“How are things looking in the main room?” I managed to ask.
She glanced down at her clipboard. “I believe the only patient that may need a bit more of your help is-”
“АААНИНИ!!!”
A terrible, high-pitched scream stole the air from my lungs as it echoed off the sterile walls. Diana and I instantly headed toward the source while everyone else around us shared the same bewildered look.
“That sounded like it came from the restricted section,” she said.
“That’s impossible,” I remarked. “No one’s been given any authorization to enter those rooms.
It was a shocking discovery to find that there wasn’t a single guard at their respective post. However, neither Diana nor I was prepared for the startling sight of Josie huddled in the far corner with blood streaking down her face and neck.
“Oh my
God,’
,” I gasped. I noticed the unsightly blood trail coming from one of the restricted rooms.
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“What the hell was she doing in there?” Diana asked incredulously.
Now wasn’t the time for questions. I briskly turned my head to face her. “Something’s clearly going on. Alert Kane. Tell him what’s happened and make sure that he rounds up as many soldiers as he can. Hurry.”
Díana took off like a rocket down the hallway. In the meantime, I slowly approached Josie, not wanting to frighten her even further. The poor woman was shaking terribly.
I calmly knelt down beside her. “Josie?”
“H-He…He wo-woke up,” she gasped.
He woke up? My eyes grew wide as the terrifying realization sank in. One of the rogues had woken up.
Her breathing was viciously staggered; all the color had been drained from her face. My eyes were transfixed on the twin trails of blood that slipped through the knuckles of her right hand. She kept the injured part of her face covered.
“Josie, can you lower your hand?” I prompted softly.
She refused to budge. Just as well, a few seconds passed before the thunderous movements sounded from down the hall. Thankfully, there was a group of soldiers following close behind him.
His lethal gaze took in the gruesome state of the place before landing on me. “What hell happened?!”
I pointed toward the room Josie had fallen out of. “One of the rogues woke up and attacked Josie,” I told him evenly. “He needs to be retrained and sedated again.
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