Anything for you. He’d said the same thing to her on the phone, and from the tone of his voice and the look on his face, D had no doubt it was true. Eliana sensed his growing fury and stepped back toward him, still with her hand on his chest, which Alexi noted with flattened lips and a fleeting glance at him that telegraphed, This means war. His gaze settled back on Eliana, and it softened.
“Your family is upstairs resting comfortably. I’ve prepared a bedroom for you, as well. You can stay as long as you like, of course—”
“Mel can take my bedroom. She’s downstairs in the car. We’ll bring her in now.”
“Mel!” he exclaimed, eyes widening. “Wait—you said she was shot.”
Silent, Eliana slowly nodded.
Alexi threw his hands in the air. “Why isn’t she in the hospital?”
“We can’t…we can’t go t
