k of his head, his expr

let her walk all over you. She's just waiting for you to cave. And you know what they say-give in once, and you'll be giving in forever. Let her have her little drama. Anyway, no matter how pissed

e coldness drained from his face. He picked up t

me. Faking a kidnapping... Yes, that explained the str

et down his glass. He couldn't stand to

d see how desperately

nowned specialist to see him, going more than a day without food or sleep. When he got picky w

er relentlessly, Summer took every insult

all that, Peyton had

time, she was the one who ended up apologizing

b si

Don't you think Peyton gets sick a little too conveniently? Your birthday, her birthday, your anniversary, major holidays... Every single time-what a coincidence-she has a relapse.

ed a cold, m

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rown use

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t up to fema

n a whim to fulfill Peyton's dying wi

and grabbed

y protested. "The night

him and walked

he pulled out his phone a

, come to Havenbrook. I want him to create a bespoke gown for Summer.

smile touching the c

be able to stay

sed his jacket onto the couch

ince Summer had started massaging his head re

e tension was c

ed hair fell across his forehead

the kitchen carryin

n gently on th

acked ope

is t

s Stewart instructed me to prepare it

t, rubbing his temples. Then

ft the room, leaving him alone

and took a sip... then immediatel

ed all

ng had always been perfect. Even a simple soup did

ed. For

he still cared enough to have the staff make t

or the first time in their entire relationshi

wered, "The number you hav

htened around the device, a hot su

mmer. Ju

nted to p

aking thi

w clen

Andrew back, his ton

l the

nt on the other

crashed against the sh

drifted on th

bathroom shirtless, a tow

is short, damp hair down the

r eyes, that was the

conds before she reali

and firm, every musc

uality that was almost hypnotic. In that moment, he looked

fashion model who had just

e. Her heart gave a painf

gaze away, her mind

ering in the mornin

s hair, an amused smil

said I

.. at least pu

augh rumbled

o formal all of a sudden. Last

fell

e be so...

everywhere. Her body was a roadmap of his marks. Just

they'd spent a night together... but they were still strangers. It was

posed to e

half-hid her eyes, her brows drawn together as i

d, an enigmatic s

me once and now you're pre

ndry basket and calmly pulled

ft knock sounde

ent to o

, holding a neatly fo

s Stewart's thin

clothes and cl

tfit beside Summer with a gesture that f

last night. I had a r

scent washed over her-a m

stantly tur

wished the floor would swallow her whole.

felt like to wake

er heart had never

hard against

," she said, tryi

wo fingers under her chin and til

softly, a dangerou

sure ab