athroom open. His heavy tactical boots left dark,
her onto the cold stone surface. His movements were rough, but his large han
ard. Scalding hot water blasted from the showerhead. Thick
t, the leather stiff with dried blood, and ripped it off his shoulders. He threw it o
gown. She shivered violently, her eyebrows pulling togethe
turned his head, his dark eyes locking onto her paper-white face.
of her hospital gown. The fabric was stained with the blood from his own c
ring echoed sharply ove
ed with the suffocating heat of the stea
against her collarbone. Pure survival i
skin was a canvas of brutal violence. Deep purple bruises overlapped w
d backward, her hands slipping on the wet marble. Her
made Alex sna
team-filled bathroom. The air betw
ward, following the shar
of pinpricks. The breath comp
ard-angled face was a massive, jagged knife wound. It started
d sutures held the skin together, crawling across his f
high-society corporate events. The suture technique was incredibly sloppy, meaning he was operating entirely outside of his usual medical suppor
. Ashlyn Grant, the fragile, money-ob
. Her lower lip began to tremble
th hands over her mouth. A muffled, high-pitched
er body physically recoiling from him, pressing
g out to unbutton the rest of he
pposed to be a laugh. The movement pulled at the fresh stitches on his
icker, but the temperature betwee
bare, scarred chest. She pushed. The physical
is eyes completely died, replaced by a freezing, hollow void. He loo
grabbed a dry, thick bath towel,
head entirely, plunging her into d
terrified expression. She let out a slow, sile
the running water. It was completely devo
f. Then get the he
l and marched out of the bathroom. The heavy meta
with enough force to shake the walls. Th
pulled the tow
mirror. Her face was pale, but her eye
rtip touched a single drop of dark red blood Alex had left behind.
was the perfect weapon. She knew exactl
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