Kaleb smoothed her hair away from her face.“I will be here as long as you need me.”
Myla nodded and closed her eyes again.
It felt like a hot piece of metal pierced Kaleb’s heart when he witnessed the single tear that rolled down her cheek.He wished more than anything he could take away the last few days and make her feel better.
Chapter Sixteen
Kaleb watched as thedoctor thoroughly cleaned the area and then pinched Myla’s wound together and used a type of superglue called cyanoacrylate to glue the edges of Myla’s wound together.He kept glancing down at Myla to make sure she wasn’t in any pain.
The doctor stood, peeled off the gloves, and set them on the tray.
“I think she’s going to sleep for a bit.Let’s get her up to a room.You can lay her on the couch or hold her.I wouldn’t put her in a bed yet.While she’s out, I’ll put in an IV, get some fluids in her.”
He followed after the doctor.He ignored the looks he got from the people he passed.He just wanted to get her in a room.
He sat with her in the chair as the doctor inserted the needle in the back of Myla’s hand and then adjusted something on the monitor.
“I’m going to order another sedative.”The doctor turned back to him.“Do you have any objections?”
He shook his head.“No, she needs it.”
“I’ll also have a counselor come in who knows how to talk to victims.The police are going to want to talk to her, too.”
He nodded.“I know, I’m a cop.”
Jessica nodded.“I’ll check back with you in a while.Have the nurse call if you need me.”
“Thank you, Doctor.”
He watched the door close behind the woman.A calm settled over the room.The only sounds were their breathing and the beep of the machines they had attached to Myla.Instead of irritating him, they gave him comfort to hear the rhythm of her heartbeat.
He gathered her closer against his chest and closed his eyes.He must have slept because the opening of the door startled him.He watched Joel walk over and stare down at Myla.
“How is she?”
“She’s holding up for now.They are going to sedate her.They gave her a small dose in the ER.”
