I THOUGHT YOU’D DIED

Donald's POVListen, waking up in a hospital is never fun. But waking up in a hospital with fluorescent lights drilling into your skull, every inch of your body screaming, and the distinct feeling that you've been hit by a truck? That's a whole new level of hell.I tried to move and immediately regretted it. Pain shot through my ribs, sharp and vicious. My head felt like someone had used it for batting practice. And my mouth tasted like I'd been chewing on old pennies mixed with regret."Fuck," I croaked, the word scraping out of my throat like broken glass."Donald!"The voice came from somewhere to my left, desperate and raw. I turned my head slowly, because apparently my neck had joined the rebellion and saw Nathan. He looked like absolute shit.His eyes were bloodshot, rimmed with red that screamed exhaustion. His usually immaculate hair was a mess, sticking up in places like he'd been running his hands through it for hours. There was stubble on his jaw—Nathan, who was always perf

Last Updated : 2025-10-26

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Donald's POVOfficer Morrison sat across from me, notebook open, pen poised. She'd been here for twenty minutes, asking the same questions in slightly different ways."So let me make sure I understand correctly," she said. "You were camping at the northern site. Just you and Mr. Nathan here." She nodded at Nathan, who sat beside my hospital bed looking professionally blank. "No one else?""That's correct," I confirmed. "It was supposed to be a quiet night for just the two of us.""And you don't know who attacked you?""No idea. We were lying in bed so I woke up to relieve myself in the nearby bushes. Next thing I knew, I was being dragged out, and..." I gestured vaguely at my bandaged torso. "You've seen the report."She wrote something down, her expression skeptical. "Mr Ervin, do you have enemies? Anyone who might want to hurt you?""I run a successful business. There are always competitors, people who don't like how I do things." I kept my voice level, giving nothing away. "But no

Last Updated : 2025-11-14

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I THOUGHT YOU’D DIED

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