Stellan slammed on the brakes just outside the hospital entrance, the tires screeched harshly against the pavement.
He threw open the car door, slammed it shut behind him, and rushed straight into the emergency lobby, his coat flapping wildly in the night wind.
"Where is Annika Sutherland?"
The nurse started in surprise and quickly pointed toward a room at the far end of the hallway.
Stellan hurried over in long strides and pushed the door open hard.
Annika was sitting propped up in bed. Her left wrist was wrapped in a thin layer of gauze, while her right hand held a mobile phone as she took a selfie.
When she saw him burst in, her eyes lit up.
"I knew you would come."
Stellan froze in the doorway, his chest heaving sharply. He stared fixedly at the bandage around her wrist. It was
