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    Death Answered My Call
    Death Answered My Call
    Death Answered My Call
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    Death Answered My Call

    By M.H. Lee

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    How far will she go to save the man she loves?

     

    When Christy's husband is seriously injured in a skydiving accident, she can't stand the thought of losing him. So when she's given the chance--however unreal--to save him, she takes it. But at what cost?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherM.H. Lee
    Release dateAug 30, 2014
    ISBN9781502219589

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      Death Answered My Call - M.H. Lee

      Death Answered My Call

      Also by M.H. Lee

      When the Time Comes and Other Stories

      The following short stories which are part of the collection are also available on an individual basis in ebook format:

      The Bearer *

      The Price We Pay *

      Death Answered My Call *

      Drowning In Their Darkness *

      To Be A Hero

      The Taste of Memory

      In Search of a Frickin' Hero

      By Your Side When the Sun Sets

      Titles with an * were also previously included in the essay and short story collection A World Dark & Cold which is no longer available for purchase.

      Death Answered My Call

      I answer the phone and hear Dave say, Christy, I hate to be the one to tell you this, but Joe had an accident.

      No. Oh please no.

      I'm not sure whether I actually manage to say the words out loud or whether they just echo in my head. In my heart.

      I've always known this could happen —Joe's a skydiver and there's always that chance that something will go wrong. He's certainly lost enough friends over the years. But I never believed it could happen to him.

      Christy?

      I'm here.

      He's in pretty bad shape. The paramedics are with him now. They've got him stabilized.

      I stare at the wall, at the photos of us together throughout the years. Hawaii, England, New Zealand…

      Should I go to the drop zone? Or…

      No. Meet us at the hospital.

      Okay.

      After I hang up the phone, I stare around the living room, unsure what to do.

      I need to leave. I need to be there when he arrives—to see him before they wheel

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