Hudson barely kept Audrey from hitting the ground as she dropped like a stone.
“Audrey? Audrey!”
Her face had gone ashen. The pulse in her throat thundered way too fast and her breathing was ragged. She wasn’t unconscious, but she wasn’t with him either.
Shit, s**t, s**t. Why hadn’t he realized and gotten her out of there sooner?
He scooped her up, tucking her close against his chest as he tried to figure out where to take her. His cabin? Hers? Too far, he decided. What was close? He scanned the buildings, wondering what was unlocked.
The kitchen.
“Stay with me, baby.” Remembering she’d said the sound of his voice had helped after the accident, he kept up a running monologue as he made a beeline across the grassy space, circling around until he found a door. Unlocked, thank God. It o
