Page 90 of Missing Marcus

“What’s wrong with her?” Knight cried. “She seemed fine one minute and then he took her hand and she said she didn’t feel good.”

Doc inspected her hand. “Help me transfer her to our vehicle. Saint, grab my bag,” He helped her sit up, tilting the world on its axis. She tried to speak, but her body became sluggish.

Knight lifted her as Doc opened the backseat. “Lay her flat.” Doc jumped in behind the seat and pulled an IV out of the bag. “Saint get us to Seattle Health. Knight get your ass in the car,” Doc shouted. “Gabby, fight it. I believe he drugged you. Try to keep your eyes open. Can you blink?”

She moved her eyelids to let him know she heard him. Her heart sped as he inserted the IV and spoke into his phone, “Get Doc Beecham to Seattle Health. Use the helo asap.” Her gaze moved from Doc to Knight.

“You’re doing great. Keep your eyes on me, sweetheart. Doc’s giving you something to help. Did you feel a prick or anything? Blink once for yes, twice for no.”

She did as he requested, blinking twice. Her eyes moved down to her stomach and back to Knight. He must’ve seen her fear.

“How’s the baby?” he asked Doc as he gripped her hand.

Doc leaned over her and listened to her stomach. “The heartbeat’s in good range. You’re doing great.”

Saint sped into the emergency entrance as staff arrived with a gurney. Doc helped them transfer her. They rushed inside, and she lost sight of Knight. People swarmed the room as Doc and another physician began calling out orders. People tugged at her clothes, and she closed her eyes, trying to shut out the monitors and the chaos. The darkness beckoned her and offered her peace. She opened her eyes to see Marcus at her head, encouraging her. Her heartbeat sounded loud in her ears, fading out what he said.I love you, Marcus. I never stopped.Gabby closed her eyes and let the black surround her, wrapping her in the quiet void.

“What the hell happened?”Knight cried as Gabby lay limp on the gurney. Her heartbeat sounded erratic and the staff hooked her up to another monitor to watch the fetus…no Little Tiger.

Saint came up from behind him, pulling him back. “Come on. Let them have room to work.”

“No. I’m not leaving her. I’ve already done it once. I won’t do it again. If something happens to her, shoot me because I refuse to go on without her. Do you hear me? What have I done?” Knight cried.

“Here.” Victoria, the scary woman, thrust a warm drink into his hand. “Drink this, it’ll help.” She held the cup to his lips, making him drink the warm liquid.

Bryanna wobbled toward him. “How’s Gabby?”

He turned his tormented expression to his sister. “I’m losing her. She’s in there because of me. If I only sought help sooner.”

“Take him to the waiting room,” Victoria instructed two of her men. “Saint, go with him and Bryanna.”

Kassie hugged her friend as they walked behind the men holding Knight.

Knight’s body began to tingle and feel warm. He glanced at his brother-in-law as they placed him in the chair. “Shit. I think they got me, too,” he muttered before his eyes rolled back into his head.

Kassie leaned over him,feeling his pulse before her eyes narrowed and she turned them on Victoria. “Tell me you didn’t.”

The older redhead waved her hand. “He’s fine. I only gave him enough to take a short nap. In case you didn’t notice, he gained the attention of security when he started yelling for us to shoot him,” she hissed.

“You can’t go around offering people…coffee. Stop it,” Kassie ordered.

“What happened? Will he be all right?” Bryanna asked her friend, panicking.

“He’ll be fine. It seems he drank the same coffee as Ragu when he first met Victoria.” The two women shared a silent communication before she turned back to the older woman. “How much time?”

“Probably less than fifteen minutes. When he wakes, he’ll feel more relaxed.”

Kassie turned to Saint. “He’s fine. Call Claire and have them bring her by helo. I don’t know what’s happening with Gabby. He may need help.”

Saint reached down to grab his phone and left the room.

“Bryanna. Stay here with Victoria. I’m checking on Gabby. I want my husband to have some news for him when he wakes to discover what happened.” Kassie turned to Victoria. “You’ll be lucky if he doesn’t press charges.”

Victoria smirked. “You know he has demons, including what happened between him and Gabby. We don’t need him carted off to jail or barred from the hospital. Gabby will be concerned for her child, she doesn’t need a hysterical husband, too.”

Kassie left the room. Bryanna held her brother’s hand. “I’ve never seen him like this. He never loses control.”

Victoria patted her hand. “Even strong men have an Achilles heel. I didn’t give him much. Only enough to get him calmed. I’m sorry Bryanna.”

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