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Virat wrapped her in his arms and held her for a quick moment as the wind picked up around them. “Come on. We need to get back inside.”
“What’s happened?”
“It’s Ray. I caught him putting a letter on your car. We need to get inside the hospital and call Dom.”
“But Ray’s in there.”
“And so are Vincent and Tony and Rafe and others. I want you surrounded by people, fast.” He almost had to yell to be heard. Thunder rumbled overhead.
Decision made. He was getting her inside.
They hurried toward the side entrance, which was about three hundred feet closer than the front. Fin clung to his hand as the wind picked up.
A loud siren she immediately recognized sounded.
“Come on!” He pulled on her hand. It was the only connection she could actually feel, as the wind plastered her clothes to her body and hail rained down over them.
“Virat!” Her hand slipped from his.
He stopped and wrapped his arm around her back. “We’re not going to make it inside in time!”
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It was the only connection she could actually feel, as the wind plastered her clothes to her body and hail rained down over them.
“Virat!” Her hand slipped from his.
He stopped and wrapped his arm around her back. “We’re not going to make it inside in time!”
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They only had one clear option. Virat tightened his hold on her as the wind threatened to tear them from each other. “The elevator!”
If he could get her inside the service elevator fifty feet away, they would have shelter.
He knew the odds.
The hospital taking a direct hit would be a long shot. As long as they could get inside and away from the chance of impact injuries from flying debris, they’d be ok.
He ran, pulling her along with him.
They got lucky. He slammed his hand against the open button, and it lit up.
It seemed like an hour before the door slid open. He ushered her inside then took one more look around outside the elevator. If there was someone else out there, he wasn’t about to close the door in their faces.
But he saw no one.
He hit the close button quickly.
The roar of the wind was overwhelming. He didn’t say a word to her—she wouldn’t be able to hear him, if he did.
Virat wiped the rain from his eyes and finally looked at her.
The lights flickered. When they came back on, he opened his arms, and she flew into them.
Roaring echoed around them. He wrapped her tight against him and pulled her to the floor. He tucked one arm over her head and just held her until it was over.