Chapter 2 A Knight in Shining Armor I

Chapter Two

He just hit a person! Was she dead? Xander thought while still in a frenzy. He moved closer to her and poked her skin to get a reaction from her.

He did this a few more times because she didn't move while calling her out to respond to him. He hurriedly turned her over and carried her in his arms.

He rushed to his car and placed her in the back seat swiftly and drove as fast as he could to the nearest hospital.

At the hospital, he paced about with his hands akimbo while praying silently that she would be alright. He ran his hands through his tousled hair and heaved a sigh.

Just then, he noticed his hands and saw that there was no trace of blood on them.

He took a punctilious look at his white shirt and discovered that it wasn't covered in blood. There wasn't even a dab of blood on his shirt.

He headed back quickly to his car to check the backseat, where he placed the woman some moments ago and saw that his car seat was quite unsullied.

His memory came back in a flash and he remembered that she wasn't covered in blood when he turned her over. He was sure that he didn't see a trace of blood on her.

That only meant one thing. He didn't hit her with his car! The poor woman probably fainted as a result of the shock of a car hitting her.

He headed back inside the hospital just in time to see the doctor talking with a lady whom he presumed to be the guardian of the woman he brought to the hospital.

He couldn't see her face properly as her back was all that was in view. He took a few strides towards them and stopped in his tracks as he heard the condition of the woman.

"She's stable now. She collapsed as a result of her condition."

"Condition? What condition?" The lady asked bewilderedly.

"After running a series of tests on the patient, we discovered that she has leukaemia.

As such, the patient would be needing a stem cell transplant as soon as possible." He heard the doctor say.

"Despite being stable now, she needs to undergo surgery at the earliest possible time as her life could be in danger if it's delayed." He added.

He could hear the lady's sobs as the doctor went on about the woman's condition.

"How soon is 'the earliest possible time'?" She managed to say in between sobs. "How-how-how long can she endure before the surgery would be performed? Is it for weeks, days or months?" She said discontinuously.

"Her condition could worsen if her surgery is delayed for months. But she can survive a few months. I'll strongly advise that she stays confined in the hospital room until her surgery will be performed."

The young woman simply nodded while staring blankly at the doctor with hazy eyes. Her mind was in total disarray as she was concomitantly thinking about a lot of things.

She was clueless as to how she would find the money for her mother's surgery. She wasn't even sure if she could afford the bills for her mother's confinement in the hospital, because it was a privately owned one.

Why on earth was she even brought here of all other hospitals in the first place? She thought to herself.

As if the doctor knew her thoughts, he added, "Also, you also need not worry about the hospital bills as they have been taken care of." He added.

"Taken care of? What do you mean by that?" She asked, giving the young doctor a questioning look.

"The man who brought her in already took care of the bills". He said tersely.

"A man?" The lady asked, looking rather puzzled. "Who is he? Can I see him?" She inquired almost immediately.

"He was here a few moments ago..."

"Do it." A deep authoritative voice echoed in the hallway, cutting short the doctor's words and, disrupting his conversation with Miss Houston.

The lady turned around to see a pair of beautiful ice-cold brown orbs that sent chills down her spine.

"Proceed with the surgery." He ordered, in a more intimidating tone, keeping a straight face.

Even though her mind was hazy, she could not deny the fact that the mysterious man before her was strikingly handsome.

He was tall and he had quite an athletic build. Although his gaze at the doctor was piercing, his eyes were still captivating.

His clenched jaw was quite firm and his beards accentuated it perfectly. His wavy dark hair had curls that were quite noticeable because of his hairdo.

His tone was rather demanding and she presumed that he must be a man of authority. That still did not explain why he would butt into her conversation with the doctor and even give him orders.

She was sure that she hadn't seen him before. Or was he the owner of the hospital? Was that why he was giving orders to the doctor? She thought.

"Excuse me? Who are you?" She demanded, looking warily at the mysterious man.

Without paying her any attention at all, he took slow strides from where she was and covered the distance between them, stopping right in front of the doctor.

"Go. Ahead. With. The. Surgery." He said more menacingly with his deep voice, taking her aback. He spoke like one who was used to giving authority without any question.

If she had a shock absorber, she would have made use of it right then and there. If there was any word to describe the man right beside her, it's the word "R.U.D.E".

Who did he think he was to meddle in her affairs and completely ignore her?

She didn't even care who he was again. Neither would she give a damn that the man was such a beauty to behold. He had crossed the line and she would give him his just deserts.

Without further delay, she tapped on his firm shoulders and said. "Hey, I am, I don't know who you are and I don't even care to know. Who do you think you are to interrupt a conversation without so much as an explanation?"

She blurted out, finally getting a reaction from the mysterious man who looked at his shoulder before finally turning his head to stare coldly at her.

If looks could kill, she would have died right there and then as those ice-cold eyes of his bore into hers.