Chapter 27: Goodbye, My Love

As soon as the doctor finished dressing my scrapes, I hurried toward Colette Warth. Thank goodness, the ER doctor had said she was in no real danger. She'd breathed in a lot of smoke and was pretty shaken up. They'd moved her to a regular room, and if everything looked good after two days of observation, she could go home. My heart finally unclenched. The moment I pictured her collapsing in my arms right outside the building's front doors, I almost burst into tears again. I had cradled her, calling...