Chapter 20

Sadie weakly lifted her eyes. "Don't blame the doctor. It was my own fault for moving around." Gideon stood in silence, staring at the torn flesh beneath the gauze. Without a word, he snatched the cotton swab from the doctor and began disinfecting the wound himself. As the swab touched her injury, his breathing grew heavier, as though he felt the pain himself. "If the wound isn't treated properly, it might leave a scar," the doctor reported cautiously. Gideon's hand paused for a moment,...