Chapter Forty Three
Carly
At some point, I passed out from the pain. When I came to, it was to the unmistakable sound of fighting. It hurt to even move my head and the blood loss made me weak. Every time I tried to call out, the pain took my breath and I slumped against the table I was bound to. Please let it be Gio. Please let him have found me.
The door opened and the light that came through it had me blinking. I wasn't sure what hurt worse, the cuts that continued to trickle blood or the light hitting my eyes, making the headache I had throb.
"Carly? Gio, in here!"
Seconds ticked by and then. "Oh,grazie de Dio.Bella."
I knew the exact moment he saw what had been done to me. "He is a dead man. We're getting you out of here. I'm so sorry,Tesoro. I'm sorry it took so long to find you."
His voice was choked with emotion. I tried to keep the whimpers in as something was wrapped around me and Gio gently picked me up. I started to speak, or try to, and he pressed a finger to my lips.
"Non,Bella. Let me get you to a doctor. You need to be bandaged up. We can talk later."
I knew more than a few of the cuts needed stitches. How was I going to explain this to my son? How could I tell him a psychobitch had me kidnapped and tortured?
"Eli." His name was barely a whisper.
"We will tell him there was an accident and you were hurt."
How did he know that was what I was worried about? As if he could read my mind, Gio answered my unspoken question.
"I know you,Amore. You're worried about what to tell him because you don't want to scare him. Rest now,Bella. I've got you."
I let my eyes close and trusted Gio to get me to safety. Whispers reached my ears just before I felt myself lowered to the back seat of his car. I only caught bits and pieces but it almost sounded like they were talking about torturing the man who'd kidnapped me. Surely I was mistaken. It had to be the delusions from the blood loss talking.
The next time my eyes opened, I was being carefully lifted from the back seat. "Where...?"
"We're at the doctor,Amore. He'll take good care of you."
I could feel myself frowning, just a little. We weren't at the hospital and I didn't know of any doctor's office that was open so late at night.
"Just trust me,Bella."
A tear escaped my eye when he pressed a kiss to my forehead.
"I knew you'd come. He didn't believe me, but I knew you would find us."
"I will always find you,Amore."
We were met at the door by whom I suspected was the doctor. His words confirmed my suspicion.
"Put her on the table. What's her name?"
"Carly."
I flinched as the light above me was turned on. The brightness hurt my eyes.
"Don't worry, my dear. I'll fix you right up. Do you know your blood type, Carly?"
I swallowed before I answered him. "It's O negative."
"Of course it couldn't be easy. You've lost a lot of blood and I need to give you a transfusion."
My eyes kept trying to close on me and I had to force them to stay open. "'Kay."
