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ready to leave. Devlin had her other bag in his hand where he waited by the door.
    “Niall is waiting downstairs, let’s go.” Devlin opened the door and rested his hand on the small of her back, propelling her along.
    Olivia had her foot on the second step when she felt it. Someone was watching her. She froze for a moment when she realized Devlin no longer had his hand at her back. Grabbing the railing, she looked back to see him bent over holding his stomach. “Devlin!” she screamed.
    He straightened in time to see Olivia turn around and start back to him. Then, in a moment that would haunt him forever, he saw her arms pinwheel as she fell backwards and tumbled down the stairs.
    Ignoring the pain burning in his gut, he ran to the stairs, leaping several feet to land at the bottom where Olivia lay unconscious.
    The bar grew quiet as everyone saw the woman’s twisted body lying at the bottom of the stairs.
    “Olivia,” Devlin whispered. He could barely speak as he reached to pick her up.
    “Doona move her.” Niall grabbed his arm, holding him back. “She may have broken her neck.” He stated grimly. Seeing Hank, Niall yelled. “Call fer an ambulance.”
    “Ross is here, he’s playing pool in back. He’s a paramedic.” Hank ran from the room, returning quickly with Ross, who squatted beside Devlin and reached for her wrist.
    Devlin sat back on his knees, devastated as he watched Ross do his evaluation.
    “I can’t be certain, but I don’t think her neck is broken. See the way her arm is twisted? Looks like her shoulder took the brunt of her fall, and I think it’s dislocated. She may have a concussion since there’s a bruise forming on her forehead. I won’t move her until the ambulance gets here with a collar. Too bad she hasn’t been changed, she’d already be healed.” Ross shook his head sadly.
    “I just met her, there hasn’t been time.” Devlin stroked her cheek, willing her eyes to open. He could hear the siren in the distance.
    Niall moved everyone aside as the stretcher came through the door. Ross was a member of the Wolf Creek Fire Department and started giving orders to his brethren for a collar and backboard.
    Once the collar was in place, Ross held her head steady as they rolled her onto a backboard. Once loaded into the ambulance, Ross had to implore Niall to keep Devlin out of the vehicle.
    “There’s no room lad. They need room to work. Come on, I’ll drive. We’ll stay right behind the ambulance. Give me yer keys.” Niall jerked Devlin away, dodging when he swung at him.
    Devlin growled as the doors slammed shut, and the siren started up again. He ran to his pickup and felt Niall shove him aside and over to the passenger seat. “You’re in no condition to drive.”
    Grabbing the keys, Niall started the truck and peeled out, tires screaming. He quickly caught up to the ambulance and stayed on her tail. “Call Rafe, tell him what happened.”
    Devlin pulled his phone from his pocket to call his brother. The short conversation ended with Rafe and Lisa leaving to head to the local hospital.
    “What happened?” Niall asked, staring grimly at the road.
    Devlin raked a hand through his hair. “We left her room, and she was in front of me. Out of the blue, something punched me in the gut. I’ve been punched before, no big deal. But this was different. I felt like I was on fire, like my gut was burning from the inside out.”
    “Lift your shirt.”
    Devlin reached up and turned on the cab light before raising his t-shirt. He let out a low whistle. “Damn, look at that.”
    The red tint on his stomach looked like a rash. “How the hell did he do that?” The injury was already healing, although slower than normal.
    “My best guess? When this guy died, demons were waiting for his soul. We know he dinna go to a good place. There are all kinds of evil in the nether world. Who knows what friends he may have in that realm?” Niall asked.
    Devlin didn’t give a crap about this