Page 76 of Jacob

For that, I am grateful.

Out of breath, Skye’s mom pants, “My name is Rhona McNairn. I believe my daughter was brought here.”

The receptionist looks at us with wide eyes.

She knows.

Rhona’s eyes roam the busy waiting room. Chewing her mouth, she nervously drums her fingers against the wooden reception desk.

“The doctor wants to speak to you.” The receptionist picks up the phone, dials a number, informing whoever answers that we are here.

Hands linked behind my head, I’m wearing down the floor beneath my feet as I pace, when the doctor strides up the corridor.

Unspoken words between the doctor and receptionist, she nods with the raise of her brow over at us.

“Mr. and Mrs. McNairn? I’m Doctor Cunningham. Let’s go somewhere private.” He ushers them away.

“Jacob.” Rhona stops walking. “Come with us.” She beckons me with her hand.

Seth’s eyes soften as I move swiftly, eager to see my girl.

The doctor opens a private waiting room off to the side of the reception, where we all take a seat and wait for the impending update of Skye’s well-being.

“Is she okay? Can we see her?” Seth says quickly.

“Is she awake?” Rhona shoots out.

I want to know everything too, but I’m too anxious. I made the fatal mistake of searching onlinewhat happens when someone gets abducted.

Big mistake. Huge.

“Do I have your permission to share everything with Jacob here?” The doctor looks at me.

“Yes, he’s Skye’s boyfriend.” We’re far from that, but I love Rhona’s belief in us and I love how that sounds.

Seth takes his wife’s hand in his.

“Skye is much better than we expected. She’s dehydrated and on a saline drip. Her physical injuries are minimal and somewhat superficial. She has bruises from the shackles she was restrained with, both around her wrists and ankles.”

Shackles. Fuck.

Needing to move, I get up to pace the room while the doctor continues to share her injuries.

“Both her cheeks are very swollen and some bruising has begun to form under her eyes from where we think she’s been struck. She has no other physical injuries that we can see. She hasn’t really said much.” He pauses. “However, she did give her permission for us to carry out a sexual assault test.”

“What?” I stop pacing.

“We did it as a precaution. Skye was very heavily drugged for a lot of the time and she wanted us to check. Our initial examination shows no signs of forced sexual assault. The tests will tell us for certain. It really is a precaution. But it can take up to a month for the results.”

I fall into the chair behind me.

Rhona covers her mouth with her hand to hide her shock while Seth pulls her into his chest.

I wish Lincoln was here for support. I could do with him right now as my heart shatters into a million fragments.

“Can we see her?” Seth’s face is full of anxious hope.

“Yes. But only two at a time.”

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