Chapter 231: Hunters, Part 14

James

“Shhh…. It’s alright. You’re safe now. And so’s Beth.”

And as he spots me there, standing in the doorway, he eye-points down her body. She’s a mass of cuts, bruises and welts.

Jeez….

Where the muck has washed clear of her, her pale skin is marked in livid purple and blue. Older injuries fade through black, red and yellow in places. An angry gash on one thigh is seeping pink fluid into the shower stream and in a couple of places, the flesh is swollen and red.

Whoever did this to you….

“I’ll get a medic here,” I say, dashing back for my phone and leaving Michael comforting the weeping Charlotte.

My call is answered almost immediately. “James!” exclaims Francis’ happy voice. “Congratulations. We’re all so….”

“Francis, can you get a doctor here and quickly, please. And can you request a woman.”