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“Give her some space,” Luke’s tight voice called out. “Let her sit down first and warm up.”
“Oh,” Wyatt muttered, looking guilty.
Taking my hand, he made me sit on the edge of a king-sized bed. The room was extremely warm and well-lit, relaxing me immediately.
“How’re you feeling?” Wyatt asked, getting down on his knees before me.
“I’m pretty mad,” I said, forcing a smile. “That asshole ruined a perfectly good dress. But don’t worry. I’ll get over it.”
“I was so happy for you,” he said in a grim tone. “I thought those guys would protect you.” He shook his head. “I’m so sorry, Milla.”
“It’s fine. I’m fine,” I repeated.
“There’s someone waiting to see you,” said Luke as he came to stand before me. “He’ll check your vitals and make sure you’re okay.”
“Is that necessary? I feel fine.”
“Please, Milla,” said Julie in a pleading tone. “Get a checkup done. We’ll all feel better.”
I glanced at my best friend’s face. He still looked pale and anxious. There were spots of dried blood on his clothes too. He’d helped carry me out of the most humiliating situation of my life.
I was in no mood to have a stranger poke and prod me right now but I guess my friends deserved better. I had to make sure they knew I was okay physically so they could go home and rest.
“All right, then,” I said. “I’ll see the guy. But you both should go home now. You guys got into enough trouble for me.”
“We’d never let anyone hurt you,” Wyatt hissed through clenched teeth.
Seeing my usually cheerful friend get so upset sent an ache through me. Wyatt was like the brother I never had.
Swallowing the choke in my throat, I looked over at Julie. “Take him,” I said. “He needs to chill and relax too.”
“Will you be okay on your own?” Julie asked.
I gave a nod and forced a smile. “Luke’s here with me. I’ll be fine with him.”
Julie and Wyatt glanced at Luke who gave them a reassuring nod.
“Call us if you need anything,” said Julie, moving forward to hug me tightly.
“Don’t worry. I’m okay now,” I said.
Glancing toward Wyatt, I added, “Make sure you drop her home.”
“I will,” said Wyatt in an unusually grim tone.
He took Julie’s hand and led her out of the room. A different kind of pain stabbed through me as I watched them leave. I’d never been jealous of them but now, I wished I had someone who was as protective toward me.
Luke smiled warmly. “You’re being very brave.” Shifting closer to me on the bed, he placed an arm around my shoulder. “I’ll go get our family doctor. Will you be okay waiting here?”
“Yeah. I’m not that fragile.”
“Good,” he said, squeezing my hand. Getting to his feet, he walked out of the room.
For a few minutes, I was surrounded by complete silence. My lungs expanded wide, allowing me to breathe deeply. I almost relaxed but the next second, the door was thrown open with a loud crash.
Corey and Caleb stood at the threshold, breathing hard and looking like they were ready to kill someone.
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