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“Did you check the restrooms?” he asks.
I shake my head. “You take the ones up there; I will take the ones this way.”
Asher nods and takes off running.
But that’s when I see her pulling herself out of the restroom about fifty feet from me. And she’s covered in blood.
“Asher!” I scream and I take off like lightning toward her.
Footsteps pound behind me, or that could be the blood rushing through my ears, the anger of what I see in front of me.
I. See. Red.
Her body is barely able to stay up as she uses walls to hold herself steady. Blood covers her hair, matting it to her head. Her skin looks pale. What the fuck happened?
Her eyes meet mine, and she instantly drops to the floor. I don’t make it in time to catch her, but I slide into her, instantly trying to wake her.
“Rae, sweetie, open your eyes for me. Asher!” I call out, not realizing he is running up to us.
“Okay, okay, let me see her. Call Phoenix and the guys and let them know we found her, and we need to get her to the hospital.” Asher looks at me, but I don’t want to let her go. “Move, Evans. I can’t assess her if you’re hovering over her. Let me do what I need to.”
Reluctantly, I shift away, but not too much. I pick up my phone, and I text the guys and Phoenix my location and tell Phoenix she needs an ambulance.
“Raelyn, honey, I need you to open your eyes for me. I need you to tell me where it hurts. Can you tell me what happened?” Asher starts feeling for a pulse. “It’s strong, that’s good.”
“The eyes,” she murmurs. “He saw me.” Her words trail off into mumbling. Her eyes are still closed as she winces in pain.
“Whose eyes, baby?” I run a hand down her face, but she flinches from the soft touch. I immediately pull my hand away. She doesn’t answer, just whimpers to herself.
My eyes meet Asher’s, and we are both filled with nothing but concern and confusion. She has mentioned the eyes to me before. He furrows his brows at me and shakes his head. I can see him trying to make sense of what she said.
I hear what sounds like a herd of elephants, and I can only assume it’s Drew and the others.
“Holy shit!” I hear Drew scream as he runs faster toward us. “Raelyn, oh my God. What the fuck happened?”
“Looks like she was hit over the head with something. And there are marks and redness around her neck. Looks like whoever it was had something around her throat. Possibly a hand.”
A rumble rips from my throat at the notion that someone tried to choke the life out of her. Someone touched her. Hurt her.
I look around, and Drew slips in beside her. Asher, too. Kayce stands over her, running his hands through his hair and pulling on the ends. Cam is nowhere to be found.
Of course not. He can’t be bothered.
Within a couple of minutes, paramedics are on scene and getting her ready for transport to the hospital.
My phone buzzes in my pocket, and I pull it out and roll my eyes as soon as I see who it is.
Assfuck:
I need you at home base.
Me:
I’m busy.
Assfuck:
Who the fuck do you think you’re talking to? This is non-negotiable. Get your mother fucking ass here.