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Her eyes close, and she drifts off again. The ride to the hospital doesn’t take long. They rush her inside and to the back. When I try to follow, a nurse stops me.
“Sir, I can’t allow you to go back. We’ve been made aware of her condition and there are some tests we need to perform. We’ll let you know when you can go back.” She looks at me with sympathy.
I know what tests she’s talking about. It’s obvious that Miawas given Rohypnol. I know the signs and symptoms intimately. She’ll need a rape kit done.
I give the nurse a jerky nod, and she walks away. I walk over to a chair and sit down. I drop my head into my hands and grip the strands of my hair. The chance of both of us being given a roofie is too low to ignore. Obviously, someone slipped her the drug knowing exactly who she was. I just don’t understand why. Why is someone harassing and trying to hurt Mia? This is the second incident. First, her tire was sliced and now the roofie. It just doesn’t make any sense.
Again, an image of the rage on Tessa’s face at seeing Mia at my house the other day plays through my mind. She’s obviously capable of drugging someone to get something she wants, but it still makes no sense for her to do it to Mia. Tessa knows there is no chance of us getting back together. I made damn sure of that. What would her motive be? Does she hate Mia so much that she would have Mia raped, knowing I would suspect her after the way she acted toward Mia and what she’s done in the past? Tessa knows I know about the drug. It was a big reason why we didn’t stay married. She tried one other time to slip me something, but I caught her. She was so desperate for me to sleep with her again that the crazy bitch thought she could pull the same shit twice. What she never figured out was that I always watched myself around her. She was one I never trusted. After that second time, I couldn’t take watching over my shoulder anymore around her, and I told her so. Two days later, I filed for divorce. I told her if she ever tried anything like that again I would take T away from her. That scared her because T was her only tie to me. She never tried anything again. Until now? I don’t know, but I plan on finding out. She better hope and pray she is not involved in this.
I feel a hand on my shoulder, look up, and see Bailey. She takes a seat beside me and grabs my hand. Chris takes the other seat with Karyn on her other side. I blow out a breath and try to gather my dark thoughts.
“How is she?” Nick asks, walking up to us.
“I don’t know. They took her to the back to do some tests. Said they’ll let me know once I can go back.”
A look passes between Nick and me. He knows what kind of tests they need to do as well.
“Where are Jaxon and Andrew?”
“Still at Lucki’s. Andrew obviously beat the shit out of the guy. They wouldn’t let him leave without questioning him. Jaxon stayed behind to make sure they don’t take him in. They should be here soon.”
I nod and glance down. The fucker got off easy. He’s lucky to be breathing right now. I’ll forever be in Andrew’s debt for coming to Mia’s rescue when I couldn’t myself. I’ll use whatever resources I have if they try to charge Andrew, but I don’t think they will. The drug tests will confirm it, but it’s apparent Mia was drugged and couldn’t make her own coherent decisions. No lawyer would press charges against a guy who was trying to save a woman from being raped.
16
Mia
Her integrity…
IHEAR A FAINT BEEPING noise, and it’s annoying the shit out of me. All I want to do is sleep. My head is pounding, my throat is as dry as sawdust, and my body feels like it’s made of bricks. I try to open my eyes to see what the exasperating sound is so I can throw something at it, but they are too heavy and they feel like they’re filled with sand.
All of a sudden, I feel a presence at my side and hear murmurs. The voices sound familiar, but I can’t quite place them. I strain my ears to try to make out what they are saying. For some reason, my hearing seems to be off. The voices seem like they are being spoken through a tunnel. I try to adjust my body so I can get closer, but it won’t move.
What the hell?
I lie there wondering what the fuck is wrong with me. After a few minutes, the murmursbecome clearer.
“Did you get anything out of him?”I’d know that voice from anywhere. What is he doing here?
“Damn straight I did. He says someone paid him to slip it to her and take her to the back.”
That’s Jaxon. What the fuck is going on? Why are they both in my room?
“Did he tell you who paid him?”Mac again.
“He didn’t know the guy. Never met him before. All he had was a description. Tall guy with brown hair. Said he was built.”Jaxon.
“Do you believe that was all he knew?”
“Yes. After the shit Andrew and you did to him, and my threats, he was pissing himself. He didn’t know anything else.”
“This just doesn’t make any sense. Who in the fuck would want to hurt her?”
I can hear the worry in Mac’s voice, and I don’t like it. What are he and Jaxon talking about? Who is trying to hurt whom? And what did Andrew and Mac do to cause a guy to piss himself?
I try to shake my head to clear it, but it causes a sharp pain to rush through my head. I moan lightly. Mac and Jaxon stop talking, and I feel a warm, strong hand grab mine.
“Pix, are you okay? Can you open your eyes for me?” Mac asks.
