Ava a look that was a mixture of pity and triumph. "You're a real saint, you know that?" Scar

unbearable. It doubled her over. She stumbled into Noah's ap

ged to say, leaning agai

oor, glanced at her with irritation. "You probab

nse she could barely breathe. She saw Liam's face in her mind, his offer of a ride, t

She crumpled to the floor, a

g on the floor, pale and sweating. For a moment, a flicker of someth

va

, the door to the apartment opened again. It was Lia

floor, Noah standing over her looking helpless

it hurt?" he asked, his

s of pain welling in her eyes. "I

ngly light. "I'm taking you to the hospital," he said, his voice firm. H

d on his face. "Who the hell do you thi

iated in front of an entire club?" Liam's voice was low and dangerous.

left Noah standing dumbfounded in his own doorway. In the car, Liam gen

he said, looking her in

gave her medication that eased the pain almost immediately. Liam stayed with her the whole time, filling out pa

?" she asked him, her v

And because you deserve to have someone take care of you, for once." He paused. "I've been a fan of

tears spill down her cheeks. He saw her not as an accessor

to her apartment building, Noah was there, waiting by the entrance.

car and stormed over. "Ava! Where

hospital, Noah. Because of an allergic re

nd saw how pale and exhausted she was. A flicker of guilt cr

lding, leaving Liam standing by his car. As the elevator doors closed, Ava looked back at Lia

tting her water, fluffing her pillows. It was

edge of her bed. "When I saw you on the flo

ely craving any scrap of affection. H

her voice trembling. "Don

ion soft. "I won't. I'

her eyes, a fragile sense of hope returning. Maybe this time, things w