My Great Escape Led Me to You (Emily Blair) novel Chapter 1065

The scarred man stood there, knife dripping blood, frozen in shock. His men stared at him, wide-eyed and stiff with fear. One of them stammered, “Boss, what are you doing? You’re going to kill him!”

Andrew’s white shirt was almost glowing with all that blood, the red so bright it made his skin look ghostly pale.

The scarred man blinked, like he was waking from a bad dream. His mind raced. What had he just done?

He clenched his jaw. “Run. Now.”

Emily kept her head down, holding Andrew up, barely glancing as the scarred man and his crew scrambled away. She didn’t have time to care about them. All her focus was on Andrew. She reached for his suit jacket, lying nearby, and pressed it gently but firmly against his wound, trying to stop the bleeding.

Their hands were slick and sticky with blood. Emily’s heart was pounding so hard she could barely breathe. She tried to keep her voice steady. “Can you stand? I need to get you to a hospital.”

Her hands shook as she pressed the jacket down. “You’re losing so much blood…”

Suddenly, Andrew placed his bloodied hand on top of hers. He was breathing hard, his voice barely above a whisper. “Don’t be scared. I’m not going to die…”

Emily gritted her teeth. “Don’t talk. Come on, get up. We have to get out of here.”

Andrew’s other hand reached toward her face, then paused in the air.

She froze, not moving away, just watching him.

He stopped, hand suspended. “Are you crying?” he asked quietly.

Emily frowned, trying to sound tough. “No. Now stop talking. You’re in bad shape. We need to go, right now.”

Emily kept her eyes on the floor, pushing forward. Andrew was getting heavier, his steps slowing, his words coming out fainter and fainter.

“It really hurts…”

His head suddenly dropped, resting on her shoulder. He’d passed out.

Emily clenched her jaw, forcing herself to stay upright, fighting the wave of weakness from the drug. Andrew was heavy, and she was losing strength. After a few more steps, she was gasping for breath.

Just then, she heard footsteps and shouts in the distance. Hotel staff had finally spotted them. She couldn’t go any further. She eased Andrew down, careful not to hurt him more.

She watched, heart pounding, as the staff rushed over. They quickly separated her from Andrew, moving fast to help him. He was in bad shape, so they took him first, hurrying him away to wait for the ambulance. Emily trailed behind, every step a struggle.