I remember them in flashes. The EMTs arrived. The defibrillator shock restarted Elena’s heart. Nikos had apparently gotten enough blood into her to inflate her blood vessels. Then, the moment the EMTs stabilized her and announced her pulse and blood pressure were strong, Bo hypnotized them into walking away. “She needs to be in the hospital!” I got in his face. She’d brushed too near death. “She needs to be under medical supervision.” “No.” The Viking scooped her into his arms. “She’s full of Nikos’s blood. We can’t be sure what the doctors will find. She and the baby are fine; I hear both heartbeats. No hospital.” “But—” “I said no.” Then he took the whole thing out of my hands by disappearing with her in the direction of the cabin. I ground out a string of curses and started after him. “Wait.” Twyla’s hand, touching my shoulder, trembled. I turned to see her eyes glistening with tears in the moonlight. “Nikos…he won’t wake up. Can you look at him?”
