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“I wish we could help her,” I whispered.

“It seems, if she could get it out just a little more, we could pull.”

“That’s what I’ve seen Dr. Green do, but it’s tricky. Their joints are kind of rubbery at first, and I don’t want to dislocate anything.”

“That would make it lame?”

“Maybe. And they’re really slippery.”

We sat on edge watching for what felt like an eternity. My hair was stuck to my forehead with sweat, and my whole body was damp. Gallatin stretched his long body against the wall, and his head leaned back. I rested my forehead on my arm and wondered what Flora did at lunch today. I hoped she was okay. Tears of exhaustion filled my eyes, and I prayed this would end. Another century-long minute passed, and at last, we got a miracle. Like a hiccup, the calf’s front legs popped out.

“Oh!” I cried, jumping up.

In my excitement, I forgot the danger, and I rushed forward. The cow suddenly stood, and everything spun out of control.

My arms caught the calf’s forelegs, but my feet slipped in the amniotic fluid coating the hay. I fell as the enormous newborn slid out in one fast surge, pushing me down hip-first into the ground. Pain flashed white behind my eyes. I was trapped under a mass of heavy, wiggling calf, and it was pressing all the air out of my body. I tried to push it off, but my hands slid through afterbirth. I tried not to panic, but I couldn’t breathe. The animal struggled to stand on top of me, and with every kick, pain shot through my torso. I couldn’t even scream.

My breath was gone, and just as I tried to gulp air, amniotic fluid filled my mouth. I was drowning. Panic hit me fast and hard. I tried to roll over to cough it out, but I was pinned on my back. From far away, a voice shouted my name. I couldn’t feel my legs. I tried to fight, to answer the voice, but I was blacking out. The weight suddenly lifted, but it was too late. Everything went dark.

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Injury changes all Prentiss's plans, from her escape to using Gallatin for information.

The level of difficulty increases as their friendship grows, and lines between right and wrong become blurry.

Red Dawn meets LOST in this New Adult action-adventure romance from Amazon bestselling author Leigh Talbert Moore. Suitable for readers ages 13 and up.

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