ace. My head snapped to the side. My ears rang with a high pitched whine that drown

was still raised, trembling in the air like he was deciding

with hatred that could melt steel. "Pretending to be

y face, forcing me to look at him. Fresh pain shot

Lydia?" Spittle hit my face as he snarled.

with savage force. I stumbled backward, my weakened

a and slammed her against the marble pillar.

eryone. My cheeks burned as I watched my h

his waist like she was marking territory. Her

ers, but everything sounded f

tered with triumph. Her lips were swollen from his ki

o, don't you think your wife will be furious watchi

still glistening. He threw a mocking glance

his pathetic woman a lesson

dn't..."

ed through the hall, boun

lted sideways as his hatred wa

d apologize to Lydia for the scene you caused." He s

nd walked toward the VIP lounge, whispering

upted conversations, acting as if the specta

m prying eyes. My body shook uncontrolla

h my abdomen, right where they'd harvested my kidney. I looked down

ea can lead to severe complications. Internal bleeding. Organ damage. You could lose your

uggled to stand. My legs wouldn't

as invited, that I was Roberta Alfred. But I c

ed hel

o view through the glass doors. I could see Dr. McCall i

save me.

hand toward the door, sa

struck me from behind. The base

attered like

ything we

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sness. My body trembled uncontrollably. Every nerve screamed

e wa

head light that flickered occasionally. A

. Bodies und

G

rd what looked like a door, my legs barely holding me as I pulled myse

banged my fist against the metal door

ice that came from outside

shook. "What's hap

ing through the door. "You're in

art s

s under white sheets we

ere co

stumbled backward, away from the bo

hating the desperation in my voice.

." Her voice was light, almost chee

about my death made eve

people," she giggled. "You should have died in that fire. Bu

orld crumbl

y tear he'd cried. Every worried look. Every m

broke completely. "I don't want him

face, mixing with the b

and die," Lydia said sw

y, leaving me trapped w

t. Pounded on the door until my f

wallowed me again. The cold from the r

would die. Alone in a morg

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curity footage would later show him intensifying his romance with Lyd

little tease," Leo growled

sped as she unb

s all night," he smirked, pr

he corridor. Moans. Gasps. The rhyth

so good,"

Lydia cried out

e empty hallway, a soundtrack t

++

ound me. I was unconscious on the cold

ly calling for help. "We need a gur

+

de my bed, his expres

due to the severity of the internal bleeding and the trauma to your abdomi

first. They bounced around in m

erec

hough I knew. I just needed him to say it

damage was too extensive. If we hadn't operated imm

stopped

He sighed heavily. "I'm so sorry, but you'll nev

to a million pieces that cou

they'd taken my future. My dreams of bei

ryt

+

oved like a ghost through rooms that no longer felt like home. I gathered my things

em, I laid out copies of the insurance documents and a flash drive

s of my life. Tears blurred my vision as

zzed. A tex

ting discharged today.

now I'd already left the hospi

he airline app. The next flight

it imme

phone one last time. I blocked Leo's number,

roy my SIM card, anoth

m L

ie, we're coming to put an end to

inding it into the airport floor the sam

ky, something cold and dangero

dead. She'd died in that m

would

uld beg for mercy, the same

as a lu

nger afford to gi