Dear Ex Wife Please take me back (Athena and Alex) novel Chapter 145

ALEX

"I'm not sure, boss. The medical team has yet to assess her."

The call ends before I realize I’ve hung up.

My foot slams the gas, the tires screaming as I rip back onto the road.

Two miles northeast. I repeat it like a prayer. Like it’ll bring her back to me faster.

The rain has now reduced to showers, which makes it a whole lot easier to see.

She was screaming.

That sound... it’ll haunt me forever.

I’m soaked to the bone with my teeth clenched and my hand a death grip on the wheel.

But I don’t care. I’ll drive through fire if I have to

Then, through the showers, red and blue lights appear in the distance, flashing, pulsing sirens faint over the sound of my speed.

I slam the brakes just behind an ambulance.

I barely put the car in park before I’m out and running toward Athena.

“Alex!” Ian meets me halfway, already pulling off his gloves.

“She’s awake and stable for now, but still in shock. I need to scan her for internal injuries. We can’t risk moving her too much.”

I don’t hear anything else after awake.

She’s not very hurt!

My heart jumps in relief.

I rush past him to the back of the ambulance, where the doors are still open.

She's sitting in the back of the ambulance, a blanket draped over her shoulders, her hair damp and clinging to her cheeks. Her eyes are wide, staring blankly ahead, and my chest caves in at the sight.

I climb in and wrap my arms around her without hesitation, pulling her into me like my life depends on it.

She doesn’t resist. She melts against me, trembling, cold and quiet.

“Jesus, Athena,” I whisper into her soaked hair. “You scared the hell out of me.”

“I’m okay,” she mumbles, her voice barely audible.

“You’re not,” I counter, holding her tighter.

The paramedic shifts behind me, prepping her for transport. “We’re taking her to the hospital for a full scan-”

“No,” she says suddenly. “I want to go home.”

I pull back just enough to see her face.

“You’re in no state to argue,” I say.

She looks at me, her eyes glassy but determined. “I want to sleep in my bed, Zayan, Please.”

I pause.

Everything in me stills.

Zayan?

I must have heard wrong, right?

“Pass me the heated bottle.” I say to Ryan.

“Can we go?” Athena’s soft voice pulls me out, and I nod.

I step down and lift her in my arms and place her carefully in the back of my heated SUV.

“Just give a second.” I smile at her, and she nods. Pulling the warm blanket tighter.

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