Once their conversation came to a halt, Ryan and Alex helped Damon to remove his shirt and let the doctors check him. Damon resisted at first, but his body eventually betrayed him, worn down by pain and stubborn pride. The doctors finished dressing Damon’s wounds and informed them that he needed to rest and get himself admitted to a hospital for a further check-up immediately. Before leaving, the doctors injected him with a high-dose painkiller that dulled the throbbing in his body but made his mind foggy, heavy, yet still restless. Even in his dizziness, Damon barked orders at Alex with the last of his strength. “I want her, Alex. I can't see her with another man, whoever that man is. You know what needs to be done… This time, if you betray me, I will kill you…. She’s just mine. Ale

