Chapter 81

Paramedics were rushed forward to assist the wounded. Christine left the rest of the Ward family and stumbled right up to the tape barrier to get a better view. They could do nothing but wait as gurneys pushed past them. Waiting for a sign that Chase was still alive.

To Christine it felt as if everything was sharper, sounds, colors, the smells, even her own breathing seemed harsher to her ears. But the people seemed to move in slow motion when she spotted him over the heads of the crowd.

She wanted to scream out his name, but there was no sound coming through. Christine managed to hold up her hand. He turned his head and then he saw her, started making his way through the crowd.

The first thing she noticed was the blood spatter on his face and all over his white shirt. But he was alive! And pushing through the crowd until…

“Chrissie!” He was right there in front of her.

“Sir, sir! You need to see a doctor.” A police officer tried to detain him, but he ignored the man. He only had