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“Go for it,” he said. “Just hurry.”

She hadn’t been kidding about the pain, but surprisingly, once the procedure was over, the fire in his chest felt better. The pain wasn’t gone, not by a long shot, but breathing was certainly was easier.

“Now just a quick X-ray of your arm and your chest to make sure your lung has re-inflated, and you’ll be set for a while,” Julie informed him.

“No other internal bleeding?” he asked. Even though he had no plans of staying, he wanted to know exactly what he was dealing with.

“You have a hard head, but luckily, no sign of intracranial bleeding, although you do have a small concussion. You also have two cracked ribs and a bruised spleen, but no other internal bleeding was found. And Lexi’s scan is complete too. Rick, our orderly, is bringing her back here momentarily. Her scan was completely clear. You and your daughter are very lucky to have escaped serious injury.”

“Great.” The relief was nearly overwhelming. Once he would have thanked God, but not anymore. Not that he thought God would listen to him anyway, considering the way he’d taken Lexi and bolted out of St. Louis in the dead of night. But no matter what, he wasn’t going to take Lexi back.

The urge to keep moving was strong. They couldn’t afford to stay in one place for too long.

He focused his gaze on Julie. “We are lucky, but we’re finished here. I suggest you get our discharge paperwork started, because we’re leaving as soon as possible.

THE END

Other Books by Laura Scott

Crystal Lake Series (listed in order)

Healing Her Heart

A Soldier’s Promise

Coming Home

Worth The Wait

Christmas Reunion

Other Love Inspired Suspense Books

The Thanksgiving Target

Secret Agent Father

Lawman-in-Charge

Proof of Life

Identity Crisis
*

Twin Peril
*

Undercover Cowboy
*

Her Mistletoe Protector
*

Wrongly Accused (SWAT Series)

Down To The Wire (SWAT Series)

Under The Lawman’s Protection (SWAT Series)

*Stories with Linked Characters

Table of Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Dear Reader

Excerpt—A Soldier’s Promise

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