Chapter 21
"Robin!" Patrick followed Mac and Dante into the cabin and ran to his ex-wife's side. Robin lay unconscious on the floor, still tied to the chair. He looked at Mac. "Help me get her loose."
Dante pulled a pocket knife out of his pocket and handed it to Patrick. Working quickly, Patrick cut the rope off of Robin and laid her on the floor. He saw a bruise forming on her forehead from where she had head butted Manrico and another bruise on her cheek from where he had struck her. "Come on Robin."
"How is she?" Mac knelt down next to Patrick as the doctor inspected his niece.
"She may have a concussion – I won't know anything until I can get her to the hospital and get her checked out." He turned to Dante. "Get me an ambulance here now!"
"You really need to start saying please." The voice was weak but it was definitely Robin's.
Patrick relaxed a little bit as she woke up. "Welcome back. How are you feeling?"
"Got a headache." She started to sit up but got dizzy. She closed her eyes for a moment to try and regain her balance.
"That's what you get for using your head as a weapon." Patrick pulled her into his arms and held her close.
"I'm a Scorpio – we're a hard headed bunch." Robin opened her eyes once more and smiled at her uncle. "Right Mac?"
"Damn straight." Mac took Robin's hand in his and squeezed it tight.
Robert joined his brother. "Dante is outside calling Jordan but he said the ambulance is on the way."
Robin looked up at her father and saw her mother standing behind him. "No ambulance."
"You are going to the hospital in the ambulance and getting a CT and a full workup – that is not negotiable." Patrick kissed the top of her head and rubbed her back. "We haven't come this far to lose you now."
Robin knew she was fighting a losing battle. "Fine." She looked at her father. "Where is Manrico?" The last thing she remembered was him hitting her.
Robert gave Anna a sideways glance before answering his daughter. "Manrico won't be a problem anymore."
Anna saw the look in her daughter's eyes. "He was going to attack you and we had to stop him."
"He's dead?"
"Yes sweetheart." Robert had fired the fatal shot. The man had been reaching for a knife as Robert and Anna entered the room and Robert wasn't taking any chances with Robin's life.
Robin nodded her head, a mixture of emotions running through her. Despite her parents chosen line of work, Robin had always been and always would be a healer – the loss of any life would always be upsetting to her. However, Manrico had not been mentally stable and the danger he posed to her and her family was something she could not ignore. She, Emma and Patrick were safer now that he was gone and she did feel a twinge of relief at the realization. "I understand."
Sirens filled the air and Robin covered her ears – they hurt her head. The sirens shut off and less than a minute later the paramedics came in and began treating Robin. "Dr. Scorpio, we need to take you to the hospital to get checked out."
Robin didn't even get a chance to answer him before Patrick picked her up in his arms and set her down on the cot. "I'm going with her."
They medic began securing her to the cot. "Of course Dr. Drake."
Patrick turned back to the group assembled at the cottage. "I'll see you all at the hospital."
"We'll be there as soon as we get everything wrapped up here." Anna took a short walk over to the cot and hugged her little girl. "You do what the doctors say. I love you."
"I love you too mom."
"Ma'am, we need to go." The men moved the cot out of the cottage, Patrick holding Robin's hand as they left the building.
Anna turned back to the men. "Let's get this over with boys – I want to spend some time with our girl."
