Vow of Retribution

It was getting late, so Kaelen asked Marcus to go on ahead and head home.

He waited alone outside the operating room in the ER, keeping watch for Clara to come out.

An hour later, the doors to the operating room finally swung open.

Clara was awake, her hand wrapped in gauze, tears still glistening in her eyes.

Seeing her like that, Kaelen rushed over, his voice full of concern. "Clara, how are you