Chapter 16

A nightmare shook him awake. He remembered what he was supposed to be doing.

He tried to get out of the bed. He didn't have the strength.

"You took a knife through an organ. You're not going anywhere. You could die from this."

He didn't care. He thrashed. Staff couldn't hold him. He opened his stitches.

Nathaniel stepped in. Offered a trade.

"Get better. When you're discharged, I'll tell you where she is."

"You don't have her address. You can't find her without me."

That was true. He only knew she was alive and that she'd made a deal.

He finally settled.

Six months.

Hospital. Rehab. He followed it all.

When everything finally read normal, Nathaniel let him go.

"She's in Ashford Harbor. Her mother's been at a hospital up there. Sera visits on a schedule. You can see her there."

Damien was already turning to leave.

"Damien."

He stopped.

"You're the one who lost this marriage. If you're going after her, don't be stupid again. Live your own life."

Nathaniel handed him a hotel keycard.

Damien's face lit up.

The second he was out, he was on the road.

He drove straight through. Midnight. He parked outside St. Agnes Medical Center and waited.