Doctor Sam Innis stared in astonishment at the young woman lying unconscious and beaten on the stretcher, and then at the young man shaking and pale in the waiting room.
These two look very familiar.
“Is she going to be OK?" the man rasped. "How badly is she hurt?”
“I can’t say right now. I need to examine her carefully.” Sam glanced down at the man’s swollen and bloody hands. “And it looks like you need some medical attention, too.”
“Huh?” The man’s gray eyes stared down. “No. No, I’m fine. My hands have been worse, believe me. Just take care of Mia.”
“Mia?” Sam blinked. “Oh, yes. You two were in here – what? Two months ago? You’re Nick, right?”
“Yeah.” The man was shaking worse than before. “Please help her.”
“Sit down, man, before you fall down.” The huge man next to Nick pushed
