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changed, what I thought was a simple car accident was an all-out ambush. I pulled my side arm out of my suit. With blood trickling down my eyes, I got to business of returning the gunfire. I sped off and the fuck followed, so I unloaded the rest of the magazine. I could tell I hit the gunman when he flinched in pain and gave up the chase.
    All I could think was I needed to get the women to safety, especially my Zoey. My adrenaline was pumping hard, I hadn’t even noticed the pain I was in. I looked over at Zoey and she was slumped over unconscious.
    “Zoey!” I shouted as I reached for her. All I got out of her was a whimpered, “Mike…” 
    “Mike we need to get to the hospital fast. Elizabeth’s been shot, too.” Mrs. Blake said in full panic. I raced to the hospital by the time we got there both Zoey and Elizabeth lost consciousness. My heart had been jumping out of my chest. I unbuckled them as I called for assistance. I felt for a pulse on my Zoey and it was there, thank god. There was so much blood that I couldn’t tell if her injuries were from the accident or the shooting.
    Mrs. Blake called her husband, and he called Jackson. She and I had been the ones who seemed to not have any real injuries or so I thought. In a matter of moments I was approached by a team that had taken me into the OR. Apparently, I had been shot too.
    As I laid in the recovery room after they removed the bullet from my side all I could think about was that I needed to know about Zoey’s condition. We laughed at Jackson’s expense when he fell hard for Elizabeth. Now that it was happening to me, I knew why he didn’t care what we thought. I tried to keep my eyes open to ask, but I passed out again.
    It was a while before I woke up with Milo sitting by my bedside. “Hey there, it is good to see you wake up. How you doing bro?” I could see the apprehension in his eyes.
    I tried to get up, but Milo pushed me back down on the bed. “Where is she!? Tell me she is okay! Damn it, how is my Zoey!?”
    “Calm down, she just got out of surgery too. She is going to be fine. A couple of cuts on her head that required a few stitches and a broken ankle. She is resting, like you should be doing.” Milo pressed the button to alert the nurses that I had woken up. They walked in with the doctor.
    “Mr. Mancini, it is good to see you are awake. How are you feeling? Is there any pain?” the doctor asked kindly.
    “What happened?” I was confused. How damaged was I?
    “You had a concussion and several lacerations that needed stitches from the broken glass and a fractured rib from where the bullet lodged. We were able to remove it without further damage to the area. You were a very lucky man an inch lower and it would have it your organs. The police believe the bullet hit your chair first, which slowed it down.” 
    “How is Mrs. Blake?” I asked. I remembered she had been shot, too.
    “She is recovering. She has been sedated and is with her husband.” the doctor said, as he checked my vitals.
    Feeling defeated and guilty, I said to myself, “Damn, I failed to keep them safe.”
    “Sir, it was not your fault. You should be proud. They would have not made it without your quick actions. With injuries of your own, you still managed to get them to safety.” the nurse said with admiration.
    “I want to go see Zoey.” I snarled, as I tried to get out of the bed again. Milo still had a hold on me, knowing that I would not try to fight him.
    “I’m sorry sir, but that is going to have to wait until the morning. It’s late and she needs her rest. Please know she will be just fine. Now get some rest.” They had injected some medicine into my IV. It wasn’t long before I gave up the urge to get up and fell asleep.

Zoey
    I’d woken up in the middle of the night completely covered in tears. I had the worst nightmare ever. When I opened my eyes completely I realized it wasn’t just a nightmare, it was real. My leg was throbbing towards my