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Annoyance cut through me. Then her gold-brown gaze met mine, and she touched a hand to my palm.
Finally. I helped her to her feet. I saw her dress was torn and there was more blood on it. She’d clearly grazed a knee, but I was more worried about her face.
I touched her cheekbone. “He hurt you.” My tone was sharper than a blade.
Her gaze flicked up and she studied my face. “Murder is a crime, Fury.”
I sucked in a deep breath. “There’s a special place in hell for men who attack women.”
She eyed me for a beat, then smoothed her dress. “I’m all right.”
I relaxed a fraction.
“Lucky for me he wasn’t a better shot.”
And the fury flared again—burning hot.
“Fury—” She grabbed my arm.
“It’s Kavner.”
Her lips flattened.
“You can do it,” I urged.
“Kavner.”
The amount of satisfaction it gave me to hear her say my name was far out of proportion. “You might need some stitches in that cut.”
“It’ll be fine.”
“You need to go to the hospital, London.”
Her face turned mutinous. “I don’t.”
“I’m not letting you go home alone, London. Not without getting checked.”
“I’m not going to sit in Emergency for hours.”
“London—”
She gripped my arm, and when I saw the look on her face, I paused.
She licked her lips. “My mom died in a hospital. I used to take her for her appointments.” London looked away. “I can’t stand the smell. I can’t…”
“Okay. Okay.” I wrapped an arm around her and pulled her to my chest. “Then you’re coming home with me, and I’ll have my doctor check you over.”
To my surprise, she didn’t pull away. For one moment, she leaned into me.
“Your doctor?” She rolled her eyes. “Of course, you have your own personal doctor.” Then her gaze snagged on my shirt. “Crap, I got blood on you.”
I didn’t even look down. “I don’t give a shit about my shirt.” I put my hands on my hips. “It’s my doctor or the hospital. Choose.”
She looked away for a second. Her face screwed up and she winced. “I’m fine, Fury.”
“It’s Kavner.”
She put her hands on my chest and pushed. Then she took a step and stumbled.
