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hallway with several large bodyguards dressed in black suits trailing right behind him. The medical staff immediately scattered out of the way

g blue eyes that seemed to freeze everything they landed on. Memory flooded my brain, and the hospital hallway from seven years ago flashed vividly in my mind b

rp gaze locked directly onto me standing right outside the private ward. He marched over with long, aggressive strides, his jaw tight and his fists clenched at

ete, so I brought her here to make sure she was safe," I explained quickly, my hands shaking as I held

his shadow completely covered me, his blue eyes flashing with a dangerous spark that made the security guards shift closer. "If this is some

aseless accusations at me," I snapped back, my anger flaring up as I pointed a finger toward the glass window of the ward where the little girl lay resting. "Look

white hair, but his expression hardened into an even colder mask of distrust. "Lots of people have medical conditions, and r

dropping to an urgent whisper because I needed him to listen to me, and I needed to know the truth about what happened that night. "I remember your face perfectly,

as he grabbed my wrist, his grip like iron but not tight enough to leave a bruise. "I do not care what fairy tale you are trying to invent,

emained fixed on my face like he was trying to read my mind. "You are hiding something, because you wouldn'

ard, waving his hand dismissedly as he stepped back toward the door of Pearl's room. "Get this woman out of my sight immediately, and ensure she never

uth about that little girl," I yelled as two massive guards step

e opened the door to the ward and stepped inside, shutting it fi

ugh the clinic doors into the cool New York air, my mind raced with a terrifying realization about Derek's past actions. If Nathan was this terrified of me looking into Pearl's backg