GwenI was horrified.The sight of Alex, bruised, bleeding, barely able to stand, made my stomach twist so violently I thought I might be sick. His face was swollen on one side, a cut on his lip still oozing blood, and the way he held his ribs told me the damage underneath was even worse. He looked like he had been through a war.What the hell had happened to him?My mind raced with terrible possibilities. Had he gotten into some sort of gang fight? Was this connected to whatever family emergency had kept him away for days? Or had he done something reckless because of me?I couldn’t stop the tears from coming as I helped him into the ambulance. The paramedics were efficient, strapping him onto the stretcher and checking his vitals, but I stayed right beside him, clutching his hand like it was the only thing keeping me grounded.“I’m here,” I whispered, my voice shaking. “I’m not leaving you.”He looked up at me through half-lidded eyes, pain etched across his face, but there was somet
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