es bloodshot and filled with murderous intent. If she could, she would tear
either. His gaze was icy, h
here's no need to inform Dad and Mom. Tell them ev
hen hesitated. "Mr. Bla
bruptly, his tone leavi
ighed softly, and lowered
olite façade completely vanished. Hi
lant infection, multiple complications. The doctors a
ygen mask, Katrin
ress the killing inten
wen would have died te
rve lifted at the
didn't want
who would sav
a
somethin
as she stared at
ch
r boyfriend... the wom
o
o
uldn't
y, tugging at the tubes. H
as goi
calling h
o hard; the monitoring devices clattered to the floo
verything
ng a stranger. His face showed nothing but indifference. Deep wi
k glint. Soon, a group of doctors and nurses rush
.
ed her eyes again
er bed s
d he himself looked like a sculpted
, chiseled features appeared even more sev
ng gaze la
row morning. Your body is weak-you can't
uly felt like washing his
the kindness his adoptiv
one final sentence, his voi
you afraid of death? Then remember this-your lif
ch
ch
a was certain she
her Rachel m
accept it, she forced herself to ca
was Katri
x Clarke was her childhood sweeth
nightma
he became entangled with Rachel. On Katrina's birthday, h
carved her heart
ly at the hands of t
no
d been
nto Rach
e
terly
ing laugh e
laug
en she
own her chee
en to approach her. That night, when Katrina watched her own heart being dug ou
with her ey
inally un
en to get close to
self never imagined tha
na would live
lows, her frail body trembling with exhaustion. Her eyelids
w breathin
s trul
was anything
tearing pain, the suffocating helplessness. The nightmare wrapped around her like thorny vi
.
had finally forced her
s now
At the very least, she no longer ne
he hospital. Because of her weakened state, Katrina remain
othing abo
. Her past. The countless d
completely
ad carefully, responding
ng around the hospital nonstop. Since that
o
ight, ou
ut... where Kat
word buried out
slightly.
turned to
. "Miss Donovan's
frowned.
it had already been nearly ha
re only bur
ning, Wade lowered his
had done to anger his boss again, but he cou
t dare say
truggled
ll her, she would
oing now?" Wade rubbed
truly didn't car
vere complications, barely clawed her way back fro
ess," she
ade's forehead. F
I'll take you, alright? Please, ju
Owen could suppress her. Wade
uctantly pushed he
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