th tension as the doctor conc

raced himself before approachi

and Trevor, their young boss, held sway ove

hip in his twenties, commanded respect and exuded a

ought Chelsey in, his e

her injuries. She simply collapsed from sheer exhausti

with an icy glint as he looked at Chelsey's tear-s

o her wounds, applying ointment a

r, seemingly unperturbed by th

red by a lack of security since childhood. Who could have possib

ey away, but Killian intervened, his tone grave. "Hold up, Mr. O

or Chelsey's affairs?" Lyric

ed, his demeanor both r

t's not forget, the World Championships are just around the corner! Do you really want to p

at a t

evident from his late-night training sessions. He

elsey with me! Trevor Morris, you're getting engaged in a month. Don't tarnish Chelsey's reputation any further. She..." Lyric's ga

he is. Don't add insult

er since she had confided in him about her feelings for Trevo

ove for Trevor, Lyric could have s

but Trevor stepped forward, scooping Che

is chest, oblivious to th

cutting through the tension like a sharp blade. "Chelsey i

ess. His impassioned p

Lyric made one last desperate attempt t

rd," Killian interjected, his touch on his wrist seemingly

imself from Killian's grasp, Trevor

chful eye, ready to thwart any

usled hair as he gazed up at the night sky. "Chelsey, ho

Every inch of her body ached as if she had ta

r, she winc

the previous night. The soreness she felt was a

rdeal, she let out a

to give Lyric a ring. But before she could even punch in

, are yo

esponded, her voi

are y

g me back?" Chelsey sa

ic mumbled something she couldn't quite cat

Lyric jumped in, "Feeling hungry? I'm packin

that, he

ommotion in the background; L

hand, feeling the twinge of pain

he realized she was in her paj

t as siblings, there were lines he

t up and shuffled

bule was

t, it was a t

ic would have tidied

had said on the phone, it

been the one to

rling again, and she fel

k him what would have happened i

t; it would have been

dge now. What mattered was that Trev

rrived

gh. Over the years, she still had a hankering for the local snacks and couldn'

spite her lack of appetite, she forced herself to nibble

rarely indulged

nd it's being chalked up to self-defense," L

fully aware of

as nothing to do with you," Lyric said, his eyes gle

. That look in his eyes meant troubl

azenly. So, I've got a little something planned. I'll have someone lace his food with a little surprise and make him feel

ht, a mischievous grin spreading across her face.

. He had been worried she would be frightened and

some more good n

y laundry. This scumbag's got a rap sheet longer than a Sunday s

Yosef. The Copeland family had sway, and Yosef's folk

tail?" The Osborn family had

s thinking about it, but so

she a

her a meani