Abby didn’t want to be in the hospital any more than Joe did.
She didn’t need to feel his anxiety through the bond to know he was barely holding it together as they walked through the main doors. His hand was clammy where it clutched hers. His breathing came shallow and quick. His eyes moved constantly, scanning every hallway, every nurse, every passing cart.
He looked like a man walking back into a war zone.
Cale and Brooks stayed close on either side of them. Their presence should have been reassuring, but the tension in their shoulders only seemed to validate Joe’s fear.
Maddox met them at registration and guided them quickly down a side corridor to an exam room on the first floor that he had arranged to use. Doctor Franks was already inside, his face lighting up when Joe stepped th
