omentarily showed

cent grabbed her wrist and pulle

ine found herself pressed against the

ender waist as he locked the

eyes fixed on Katherine's flustered face. Their f

was

as cut short

ss burned wi

but both her hands were pin

air. Vincent scooped her up and

her, he resum

y realized what he intended to do. She quickly presse

the doorknob turning b

n?" Katelyn's puzzled

owed by a kno

in there? You're supposed

noyed. He buried his face in the crook of Katherine's neck, t

ut you were following her, then hide

cent turned an

could only stand there with a flu

and stepped out, not a

e felt the flames of desire Vincent had

ted five minutes before hurriedl

om just in time and didn't miss the pre-surgery me

minutes before Katherine

tead walked around the medical department build

she briefly relayed the meeting

h chance Nolan would be able to walk again. Bo

mily began to wor

worry about the money, "

re are you getting

n't worry, " Katherine replied with a smile, lying

that kind of money. But s

her a supplementary credit card but also deposi

an enough to cover Nol

efly in the hospital room b

o Emily that Katelyn

nd's infidelity followed by her son's car a

ne turned eighteen, Emily had suffered fro

with her to end their lives in a desperate act of vengeance again

o had held their br

d medication, but the doctors had warned that any severe emotio

ine was heading toward the hospital's main en

Katelyn again-the

expected to run i

noticed

ickly replaced it with an even brighter on

e away, watching coldly as Kate

indifferent. He looked at her for only a momen

der frame trembling slightly, as th

nt's arm, descended the steps. The two of them w

Katherine's sight when her phone

the message

er, but the content made it

we'd run into each o

ent to drop you off, but he was too eager

ng something earli

d your mom to dinner some

zed the thinly veiled gloating and hollow pretense of concern in the message. Her

ng toward the hospi

led out from behind h