breath as she shifted carefully on the bed, one

essed her legs together, a sharp soreness made her suck

rts lik

rming as fragments of the previou

iedly, burying her burning face into the pillow. Embarrassment flooded

ced herself to calm down befo

" she murmured, glan

as no sign of Dylan. The room was quiet. Only t

n the b

aking it obvious that walking normally wasn't going to be easy, but she refused

shed i

pt

Dyl

of runn

nyone had been

spered, staring blankly

ling settled

really

swallowing the lump

't be together. Maybe he decided end

a quiet, b

t this exactly

ght failed t

ldn't we have

knitted

uture together. He sounded so certain... so since

vily before sh

." she

ss that's how

nto a faint, self

in the heat of the moment, only to

before exha

nything," she reminded herself q

d left behind stung far mo

briefly before taking

oug

htened her

to mov

the shower. Warm water soon cascaded over her hair and shoulders, washin

he murmured so

etween Dylan and me.

g it rinse away not only the exhaustion clinging to

e night," she w

ime to focus on wh

continued bathing, hoping the water would wash awa

ay every trace of what had happened the previous night. By the time she was done, she felt much cleaner, but

ttered under her

enclave was still there

ardly, swallowing the discomfort before re

en lit up, her brow

dred me

missed

of them was fro

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. H

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t out a

is wrong wit

sed on Bryce

led elder bro

, letting him know that she was safe and fine. She didn't bothe

day, she took one last look around the luxurious room before op