A Justified Kill by Marylynn Bast Read Free Book Online

approval at the woman’s questioning look. The good thing about being in smaller towns such as this one, there were usually not large crowds in the wait ing room and they were not stuck on following the rules and could be a little more lenient . B ut they were still usually slow as hell.
    Stopping just inside the door Amber helped Hanna to stand. She could tell the adrenaline of escaping was wearing off and the abuse her b od y had suffered was hitting her full force. Hanna ’s wobbling legs would barely move, with her arm wrapped around her back, without thought, Amber lifted her once more and carried her to t he bed. Placing her against the white sheets and smoothing her hair away from her face Amber gave her an upside down grin.
    “I’ ll be back with the paperwork to get you checked in. We’ll need some ID as well. ” The order ly disappeared and pulled the door closed behind her.
    Well shit.
     
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    It turned into a major fiasco trying to check Hanna into the hospital for emergency tre atment since she was a minor with no paperwork proving Amber as her legal guardian. With her life on the run, Amber had become skilled at convincing people she was someone other than who she really was . Apparently Hanna had some skills too and together, after nearly an hour of going back and forth with the nurses , the doctor finally came in . He eyed Amber suspiciously, but saw that the girl really needed help. He listened to the story they wove, the look on his face telling Amber he was not believing for a minute Hanna was her cousin from Lo s Angeles . But they stuck with the story that they were just passing through town on their way to Portland when Hanna was attacked.
    Amber hated doing it, but f lirting with the doctor the nurses giggled over obviously helped a little , along with promising she had already called her aunt and uncle . She convinced him they were already on their way. The doctor moved t owards the bed while Hanna star ed at him a little apprehensively until Amber took one of her hands. Seeing her frightened look , he asked her a few question without moving any closer, then stepped out of the room. He sent the nurse back in with the gown . While Amber assisted the nurse in helping Hanna slip out of her clothing and put the thin hospital gown on, she listed to the conversation in the hallway.
    Outside the closed door, Am ber heard another nurse tell the doctor the sheriff was on the way, she nearly panicked . The instinct to run beat at her but she forced herself to remain still. Although she continued to listen for the slightest indication that someone other than the nurses and doctors were coming in to the room.
    As far as she knew Amber had no issues with the law, but she couldn’t allow them to take a report from her. This would mean she had to produce some identification and at the moment, that was just not possible. Flirting with the doctor had gotten her out of producing any ID. If she talked to the police they would insist. If they decided to detain her for questioning, took her fingerprints or anything she would go into their system. If her real last name went into any kind of database, the pack would find her. She knew the Co uncil was still looking for her . They had their own set of laws and their contacts were far reaching. When her grand father had helped her to escape, he had warned her to stay out of the reach of the Council, it meant life or death for her. She had been on the run far too long to have them find her now, just because she was helping someone else.
    Finally, the nurse left and as soon as they were alone Amber quickly turned to Hanna. “I know you don’t want to do this alone, but unless you want to see me in jail, I can’t be here when the sheriff comes.”
    Hanna lay on the bed staring at her, wide eyed. With her jaw clenched she pressed her lips together to keep from crying again . S h e no dded in reluctant understandi ng and leaned her head back on the pillow. Closing