Brandon stared at Cassidy for a full five minutes before her eyelids began to flicker. It seemed to take a couple of more minutes after that before she was awake. Even though he trusted Jamie and was sure she was fine, it was a relief to have her conscious again. “Hey, there,” he said quietly, once she was looking up at him.

“Hey,” Cassidy said, looking a little confused. “Where’s Jamie?”

“Oh, he said I could do the procedure,” Brandon teased. “I took out your ...