Chapter 67

“We’d better get you back inside.” 34

An hour later, Chris left the ER with Dylan. They stepped onto the elevator, then Dylan pushed the button for the seventh floor. Chris leaned against the back wall while Dylan stood on his left, with his arms folded and his gaze set on the doors. Even with Dylan watching over him, Chris wasn’t about to relax. A shiver ran through him as he rubbed his neck where the feeling of the man’s hand lingered.

Chris let out a deep breath. The stitches in his side burned and the tape around the bandage itched, but his injuries could’ve been worse. The only thing that would ease his concern was to be at James’s side.

“You say goodbye to James, then we need to go,” Dylan said.

“I don’t like this plan.”

“Doesn’t matter,” Dylan said. “Dad will be waiting for you at Ron’s apartment in thirty minutes. We have to get you safe, and he and Thomas can do that.”

Chris chuckled. “Where’s safe?”