Regina hesitated as Marcus pulled up to the curb and parked. When she woke up in the passenger seat of her own car she wasn’t sure where she was. The first thing she remembered with any clarity was the mugging and attack. Fear immediately seized her until a calm voice assured her. Her vision and mind finally cleared and she was able to see him…Marcus. It just couldn’t be. There was no way it was possible. How? She had been caught in a daze but when he suggested a hospital she was immediately on alert. “No hospitals.” He looked aghast at the suggestion but she was adamant. Every penny of the money she earned was needed for Gabriella’s treatment. She refused to spend any on herself especially when there was nothing wrong with her. That much she was sure of. Her head hurt and her arm ache

