her chest tight with a suffoca

end of the hall. She grabbed the h

e punched in the standard default codes-0000, 1234. The scr

with both hands, ratt

udy and scream at him, the heavy oak door of

mew step

ts. He held a glass of water in one hand. Damp hair fell across h

his bare torso. She froze. The b

, was a massive, jagged surgical scar. It was a violent, angry red line, at least

l testament to a body th

the sharp, clinical instincts of an internal medi

nt for a major open-heart surgery. And based on the he

abandoned her the day after th

over her mouth. Her eye

you?" she whispered, her

his water, his face completely impassive. He grabbed a t

d, the words cold and detached. "Th

April like a

m her because she disgusted him. He was lying on an oper

w hours ago at the club, she had been laughing, praying for hi

ht in front of her, looking down at her pale, strick

ers gently tilted her chin up

humb brushing against her jawline. "I didn

icked the corners of her eyes. Her medical

. He pointed toward the open

g," he lied smoothly, his voice leaving no room for arg

fought him tooth and nail. But looking at the angry re

anded child and silently followed

l King Size bed. The dark grey shee

ulled back the covers, and lay down, turning his

slowly crept toward the right side of the bed. She climbed

but this was the first time in their

h black. The only sound in the room was

r mind was a chaotic mess, bouncing between the

ightly, the sh

mew's gravelly voice drifted through the darkn

y freezing her body. She didn

Listening to her breathing finally steady out, a