Chapter 713
Chapter 713:
He couldn’t bear the thought of strangers startling her in her fragile state.
Brandon’s assault had already shattered her sense of safety completely. Myron consulted his timepiece and discovered she had remained sequestered within for an alarming duration.
“Millie?” Myron called through the barrier.
Silence greeted his inquiry from the other side.
His brow creased with growing concern as he delivered several firm knocks against the wooden surface.
“Millie, have you completed your bath?” Myron pressed, raising his voice slightly.
Again, no response came from within.
Dread began its cold descent through his chest.
He struck the door with increased urgency. His voice climbed several octaves as he declared, “Millie, talk to me. I’m entering now p>
Myron counted off three measured seconds, then threw his shoulder against the door and burst through.
Upon crossing the threshold, he became completely immobilized by the horrific tableau before him.
She had crumpled over the bathtub’s ceramic edge, her body limp and unresponsive.
A sodden bath sponge remained clenched in her pale fingers, while the skin stretching from her slender neck down to her chest blazed raw and savagely abraded.
The bathwater itself had transformed into a disturbing crimson pool.
“Millie p>
His mind flashed back to what he had witnessed earlier. Those were the locations marked with Brandon’s vile blood. Brandon’s split lip had bled, and wherever his lips had touched…
Her chest, specifically, presented a horrifically mangled landscape. His teeth had branded her flesh with permanent reminders.
𝓒𝓸𝓻𝓻𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓾𝓹𝓵𝓸𝓪𝓭:
Tremors ran through Myron’s hands as he rushed forward to gather her limp body into his arms. He secured a thick towel around her form with desperate care.
Maggie, who had been hovering near the doorway, gasped at the horrific scene. “Is Miss Bennett all right p>
Myron simply shook his head. “Summon the medical team immediately. Keep an eye on Ari. Shield her from witnessing this p>
“Understood completely, Mr. Elliott,” Maggie responded before departing with urgent haste.
Two female physicians arrived with impressive speed, including Rita, the psychiatric evaluation specialist.
The Elliott family physician immediately commanded her nursing assistant to cleanse and properly dress Millie’s extensive wounds.
Her wrist injuries had reached severe proportions, having endured Brandon’s restraints against the bed frame, leaving deep impressions from her desperate struggles for freedom.
Following those came the self-inflicted lacerations across her chest. While the physician continued her medical ministrations, Rita expelled a lengthy, troubled breath.