Chapter 6 The judge gave a nod , and the bailiffs yanked Simon and Nancy out without another word . After the trial , Clark drove me home - not to that haunted villa , but to his sleek apartment downtown . My body was wrecked . Blood had soaked through my clothes again . Clark looked completely shaken . He helped me onto the couch like I might break . " Doctor's on the way . " I saw that crease between his brows and reached up to smooth it out . " I'm okay . Just surface stuff . " He caught my hand , voice rough . " I should've found you sooner . " " It's not too late . " I leaned into his shoulder . " This time , we found each other . " In my past life , after they locked me up , it was nothing but pain . Following Simon's orders , the inmates used cold tools to destroy my uterus . When the prison doctor told me I'd never have kids , I didn't cry - I was already empty . Then chaos exploded outside . " Mr. Johnston ! You can't go in ! " The infirmary door slammed open . Clark stormed in , bloodied , with guards down behind him . His eyes went red the second he saw me . " Heidi , I'm so sorry . That bastard blocked everything - I didn't even know you were in here until this morning ! " His voice cracked . He dropped to his knees , hands shaking , reaching out but too scared to touch me . That's when I saw it - his right hand . One finger gone , still bleeding . " What happened … ? "