The Wild One (48 page)

Juliet.

She was daydreaming again. Mentally
chastising herself as Plummer tied off the last stitch, Amy
realized that the splendid body beneath her had relaxed, seeming to
sink down into the table as the officer fell unconscious once
more.

His irrepressible strength had finally
failed him.

Two minutes later, it was all over, and the
poor ravaged head was wrapped in a bandage and left to rest on the
bloodstained pillow. With a trembling sigh of relief, Amy bade Dr.
Plummer goodbye and watched as Sylvanus walked him to the door,
thanking him for his services and resting a hand on the doctor's
shoulder.

Then she turned to Will.

"You, my brother, have some explaining to
do," she murmured, and taking his arm, hustled him outside.

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