He squeezed her hand. “I came as soon as Thario found your window broken. I wish we could have gotten to you earlier.”
His words brought a smile to her lips. “It’s okay. You’re the best.”
His lips quirked up a little on one side. “No, I think you’re the best.”
She closed her eyes, going back over everything that happened. At first, it was all fog and darkness. He’d drugged her, that much she knew. There were parts that were coming back, but it was still obscured by darkness. When she opened her eyes, Griz leaned in and kissed her forehead.
“I want to go home,” she whispered.
Griz nodded. “Soon. We contacted a glass repair company, and they’re at your place fixing your door. The renters are still there. They went in and cleaned up the glass after the police finished.”
Shock pulsed through her. “Oh no, I hate that their vacation was ruined.”
He chuckled, which surprised her. “No way. They talked to Thario and told him they’re all amateur sleuths who like to read through cold cases and real crime stories. They haven’t solved anything, but they were very excited to see this up close. They also wanted to make sure you were okay. They asked that first before they revealed that they were excited about everything that happened.”
She shook her head. “Wait, what?”
“Yeah, crime junkies. They want to book next year.”
She opened her mouth and closed it before speaking. “Wow, I don’t know how I feel about that.”
He nodded. “It is a little odd.”
“Yeah.”
“Though they would probably be more aware next time they came and look out for you.”
She sighed and snuggled down in the bed. “I probably should get more cameras up.”
“We can figure that out later.”
He was right. They could figure it out later. She had a great man who loved her. Soon, they would be together all the time.
Before too long the nurse came in and drew some blood, promising her they would get back to her with the results of the tests.
The doctor came in. He looked young and glanced at Griz nervously before meeting her gaze. “So you were out of it when you arrived. You were drugged, and then theknock to your head didn’t help. You have a small concussion, nothing terrible, but you need to rest. You’ll need to check in with your doctor in a few days. And next, we need to talk about what happened to you. Do you want to speak alone?”
She shook her head. “No, I want Griz to stay.”
The doctor nodded, then glanced down at the paper in his hand before looking at her again. “We did a rape kit, and I didn’t see any tearing, but I did see some bruising. We are running a panel of labs. The results will be back either today before you leave or in the next few days. Of course, you’ll need to go see your gynecologists and get tests at six months and then a year. I know that sucks, but because he drugged you, you don’t know exactly what happened.”
The words from the doctor were like ice water on her, but Griz pulled her into a hug and kissed her on the forehead.
“We’ll get through this.” Griz’s words made her feel better.
Still, it was so much to take in. She hated that some guy had tried to destroy her. She never thought anything like this would happen to her. How could she have?
It was all so weird and terrible. She wished she could go back and fight harder or maybe do something different. But she couldn’t have predicted this man would attack her. It wasn’t her fault, but knowing that didn’t get rid of the icky feelings coursing through her.
The doctor went over a few more things before he left. Not knowing what happened while she’d been drugged was messing with her mind.
“Hey, whatever is going on in your brain, you need to know I love you.” Griz was trying. She glanced up and methis gaze. The love shining in his eyes was evident. She felt better. With his help, she might actually get through this.
“So you don’t think less of me?”
He shook his head. “Hell no. You’re strong. You survived.”
“But—”
