Chapter 88

Donovan was injured, bleeding, and being held hostage by a vicious man with a blade. The man had one arm locked tightly around his neck, the other hand gripping a sharp blade that was around 25 to 38 inches long, pressed against the artery in his neck. He was shouting hysterically at the crowd while a group of SWAT and a negotiator stood not far away. They were still trying to reason with him. Giselle's heart was in her throat, especially when she saw the blood streaming from Donovan's wounded arm and leg. His clothes were soaked crimson with blood. She quickly asked a nearby male employee and learned the rough sequence of events. The man claimed Donovan had ruined him financially, driven him to the brink, and now he had come to the company to make a scene by taking a female employee hostage and stabbing her. As the company CEO, Donovan had volunteered to exchange himself for the injured employee. The man agreed, but only on the condition that Donovan's hands be bound first. Ther