Half a Lifetime Later—My Mafia Princess is Finally Mine
the doctor continued, gesturing toward Remo’s face, “Severe swelling. We’re monitoring for internal bleeding, but so far there’s no cranial hemorrhage.”
Every word slammed straight into my chest, like someone had taken my heart and wrapped their hands around it.
“Both hands show signs of repeated impact,” he went on, “Several broken metacarpals. Defensive injuries on the forearms. Deep bruising across the shoulders and back. Muscle trauma consistent with repeated strikes.”
Repeated.
I tasted blood where my teeth cut into my cheek.
“There’s also abdominal bruising,” he added, “Likely kicks. We’ve ruled out organ rupture, but his liver enzymes are elevated. He took a beating.”