Reborn Heiress: My Family's Bitter Karma

utside. The silence inside the cabin was sudden and profou

eat. Her body, running on adrenaline

er face, looking for bruises, for scars. He lo

of the cabin. "We were mid-flight to London for a merger

a turned

ow of the fuselage, deep in the corner seat. He wa

ooke

he cabin see

the photos didn't do justice to the reality of him. He was dark-ha

look at his face. She

s bli

ght. It wasn't just light; it was merit. It was a force field of such in

walking

as cool, analytical. He didn't loo

His voice was a low bari

for years, draining her own spiritual reserves to survive the Grimes house. B

vy shadow on you

a guess, but specific enou

iffened. "S

He set the tablet down.

rd him. "There is a smudge on the light

lder, then back at her. Most people would have

e said simply. "Bur

ed between th

. She needed to recharge. Just being in this enclos

f. She couldn't just ask to t

her hand trembled slightly on the armrest. He saw the scratch on

d pulled out a handkerchief.

t. "Your hand

ed out. Her fingers brushed ag

a

p her arm, flooded her chest, and settled in her core. Her vision sharpened.

back as if burned. But it w

re for a second longer, staring at his own fing

u," she w

to her hand. It smelled lik

e shadows. But he didn't pick up his tablet

We'll be at the Manor in twent

were below them now. But she could still f