Chapter Forty NineHurt/-Isla-/“Doctor, how is Elsie?” I asked worriedly. “Will she recover?”The doctor removed his gloves slowly, his expression carefully composed, but I could see the weight of the situation in his eyes.“She’s stable for now,” he said. “But the injuries are extensive. Multiple bruised ribs, a dislocated shoulder, and a concussion. She’s unconscious due to the trauma, but with rest, she should recover in time.”I let out a breath I didn’t know I was holding, my hand tightening around the bed rail. Relief warred with guilt in my chest. This was my fault. If I hadn’t let Carlos anywhere near us… if I hadn’t trusted him…“She’s lucky,” the doctor continued gently, “that whoever interrupted… did so when they did. A few minutes more, and she might not have made it.”Tears welled in my eyes again. I reached down and brushed Elsie’s hair away from her forehead. Her face was pale, lips cracked, but she was breathing, steady.“I’ll stay with her,” I whispered. “She needs
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