nfectant filled my nose
d in the air. Even the slightest movement
tal room
tioned in passing that Adrian was downstairs with Viv
eiling light until my e
orever, the door to th
s Viv
king men traile
hought." Vivian walked up to the bed, f
not even botherin
ft scoff and tilted her head toward the men be
d at once and raised his hand
d his hand came down hard
rve to dodge?" the man sneer
tattoos, stepped up and grabbed a
y. Whatever, we'll mak
I had, but the cast on my le
with her arms crossed, calm
lindly across the bedside table unti
a glass
bed the vase and brought it down hard on the
s head, and collapsed, blood
, the hospital room
n the room, the thug on the floor howling with his hands over his
. "I just came to check on Serena out of kindness, but the second she saw me, she comple
the bleeding man on the fl
y with exhaustion. "I only went with Miss Mercer to have a few s
ught I was putt
eddened i
truth with the slightest thought. But when it came to Vivian,
had accepted that his heart belonged to someone else, the nakednes
erena, are you resenting me because of the accident?
ong pe
name... was t
n as tears spilled unco
o save, and are you still blind now? Did you
tnesses. You've gone too far this time. I can't keep covering for you. Intentiona
him to call the police. He never loo
r gaze full of provocation, a
e arrived
as taken away on the spot
. Seventy-
amp, thick with the ste
ok one look at my hospital gow
face into the reeking toilet, lau
n was the one who
e that? Not
er old ones. The cast on my leg cracked, and t
y scorching hot, yet I didn't she
aying those three years of marria
ts, clumsily cooked porridge for me late at nig
turned into the crue
y, was ground into dust over those th
of detention, the s
s car parked
't go
out my phone a
voice, hoarse and strai
before his voice came through, edged with a
aid calmly, "I'll have my lawy
I hun
planned to come clean, but
sign, I would t
you know better than I do how much influence Mr. Blackwood has in
there, s
n't even have the righ
watching traffic stream pas
a number I had thought I
nd an aged yet authoritative
at last, the tears fell. "I w
itation in his voice. "Wait for me. Th
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