Blaine stood anxiously, watching the doctors through the glass doors as the they did their best to resuscitate both women who lay on two E. R beds side by side.
A team of doctors surrounded Ariel, almost blocking his view; another team of doctors surrounded the minister’s wife, completely blocking his view.
His head swam with questions.
So this had not been an ambush after all. Ariel had truly been in danger, dying, and she had called him?
Why him, her enemy?
He paused.
Who else could she have called though besides him and Kan? Ruby had suddenly disappeared, and the woman was not in contact with her father.
His heart suddenly squeezed in sympathy for her. But he turned, and began to walk away quickly.
He would not let himself be fooled again.
The only connection between him an
