XXXIX. Smooth talker

But I don’t give him that satisfaction. So I force myself to keep my eyes locked on his abdomen, on the still-open wound, ugly, swollen, with clots of blood. It’s still bleeding, but a lot less now. At least, it doesn’t look like there are any signs of infection.

ā€œDid you go to the hospital?ā€ I ask,...

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