rt's number on instinct, my heart yearning for his return. But to my dism

ritting my teeth against the pain that seemed to claw at my bones, I st

ain poured dow

fuzzy, and eventually, I crumpl

und of a car stopping, and then strong hands were lif

it be

mind about me and d

king my body. In a feeble whisper, I nestled i

ouch at first. But, after a while, he seemed to come around,

d myself in a hospital, a nurse

rson who brought me he

to get up. You've lost a significant amount of blood, and you were on the verge of a miscarriage. Rest is crucial right n

, still reeling from the real

e shaking as I clutched her hand. I was filled with fea

is something to be celebrated. I'll go and call the doctor for you." Sh

Panicked, I yanked the IV needle from my hand,

where I was going and bumped

a pair of strong, steady hands caught me

dn't recognize, feeling f

e, he teased, "Don't worry, Miss Wheeler. I won't ch

t Robert who had taken me to the hosp

haled a sigh of relief, yet I f

ack to my bed, he nonchalantly remarked, "You seem let d

t me on edge again. "Who are you?" I

. My interest in you led me to look into your background

my wariness. "Isn't it a bit alarming when a

end the mystery, handi

y astonishment, he proposed I quit the company I was interning at and co

as tempted, I d

itters in Draton, equally strong. I was only an int

am, he probably came after

such thing as

meant I couldn't just turn him dow

, I completed my di

home. With no good way to decline, I ende

lot, a familiar voice caught my attentio

as confronted with

den in the shadows. With that one offhand