Gingerly, I swing my legs from the bed, and holding onto the IV stand, I get up. God, it hurts like hell. You can do this, Hailey. “You need to rest,” Carson says. “Don’t touch her,” Alexei barks when Carson moves toward me. At a snail's pace, I inch my way around the bed, using the stand for support. When I’m halfway to the door, Alexei gets up and comes to open it for me. He holds his hand out to me. “Need some help?” I shake my head, slowly inching my way out of the room, and it has Alexei asking, “Where to?” “Away from here,” I grind the words out through clenched teeth. Pure determination
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