Chapter 154

I stared at him silently, not knowing if I should believe him but compelled to. But I wouldn't let myself trust again. I had to be careful, I had to protect Brett. "Let's get you cleaned up" he said and I shook my head and answered "I won't leave him" "It could take hours--" "i'll wait" I said stubbornly, knowing I wouldn't be leaving anytime soon. Jacob stared at me for a few moments before sighing. He sat down next to me, leaving a bit of distance between us before saying "then I'll wait too" We sat there for a while, neither of us saying anything. And I was ashamed to say his presence brought me some comfort. It felt like ages before the woman came out of the room. Her name was Miranda, now that I could think clearly enough to remember it. I stood up immediately "How is he?" "Well he had several cuts and bruises, so he took quite a beating. And he had a bullet wound in his shoulder. Just a graze but it was infected. He