CHAPTER 36
“We’ve got your daughter’s heart rate back to a safe range.” The doctor poked his head out of the room and held the door open. “Do you want to come in?”
Jade jumped to her feet.
“I’ll wait out here,” Ben said. “I’ve got some calls to make anyway.”
Jade rushed past the doctor as he explained, “She’ll be groggy for a while, but she’s going to be fine.”
Jade hurried to the bedside and grasped Dez’s hand. “You hear me, baby? Mama’s here.”
Dez’s eyes fluttered open. “Mama?”
“Yeah. It’s me.”
“Mama, I want to tell you something.”
“What’s that, baby?”
Dez took in a breath that sounded far too labored for a healthy child her age. Jade glanced at the nurses to see if any of them looked concerned. Who would have done this to her baby? Who would have dared?
She squeezed her daugh
