Chapter Nine
Torak let out a roar for his security guards even as he rolled to shield River’s body. River lay on her side, her blood soaking into the pebbled path. She was having trouble breathing, and everything was beginning to get fuzzy around the edges. Her breaths came in shallow gasps as she tried to suck in enough oxygen to speak.
Torak rolled River over onto her back to see how badly she was injured. He could tell from her breathing and the amount of blood it had to be very bad. Ripping his shirt off, he grabbed the front of River’s shirt and tore the front open, exposing the sports bra she liked to wear.
She had a small entry wound in her upper chest. From the amount of blood pooling under her the shot had gone through her body, exiting out the back. Torak’s hands shook as he t
