was heavy and
te shaft. The wind roared in her ears. The memory of the str
to crush her chest, a warm
incredibly gentle. It sounded like i
as late," the m
her skin. It was filled w
r freezing fingers. The heat from his palm seeped into
breaking slightly under the weight of a profound, unsp
e a sedative. The falling sen
ied tears from her cheeks. The touch w
hispered, right next to her ear. "I am
side the hospital bed. He held Gabrielle's limp hand in b
n were the confession he ha
. He knew she could not hea
d into the room. She saw the billionaire holding the unconscious woman's hand
ty vanished from his face in a fraction of
d back on the mattress. He stood
d. His tone left no room for negotiation. "You will tell her
but she nodded quickly.
time. He needed to leave before she opened he
room, the door clic
n sliced through the blinds
aned softly as a dull ache throbbed behi
ite. The faint smell of a
was wearing a soft cotton hospital
. She remembered the stre
and the sharp jawline. She remembered the
s just a hallucination. Her br
. Nurse Chloe walked
wake," Chloe said. "
f up against the pillow
ere?" Gabri
checking the monitor. "The doctor said it was extreme exh
owed hard. Her
me here?" Gab
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