Chapter 20 Shadows Within

• Alexander wondered if she could still hear him.
• He sat beside her hospital bed, Jenna’s hand cradled in his much larger one, thumb brushing absently over her knuckles. Her skin was warmer today—but not warm enough. Her breathing remained shallow, her features pale. The machines around them beeped in rhythm, too slow, too fragile, and far too distant from the fire he knew lived inside her.
• Could she feel him? Could she sense that he hadn’t left her side, not for a second?