Chapter 8
The bastard had hurt Dominic. Richard couldn’t contain his anger as he listened to the doctor listing his lover’s injuries. The ligaments in his ankle had been severed, and Dominic would need surgery to mend it. He was to be kept in and then they would do the surgery in the morning.
The wounds on his face, however, couldn’t be treated beyond giving him stitches. The scars were going to be permanent. If the knife had pressed any deeper or Dominic’s attacker had managed to slice one of the arteries on Dominic’s neck, he would be dead.
The thought left him cold. Richard couldn’t believe he had failed Dominic. He should have been there. If they had been together, Dominic wouldn’t have been harmed.
The bastard was going to pay.
He was still shaking as he thanked the doctor and st
