g at the resignation letter in his hand. The paper was slig
maris's number again. The number you
the wall. It shattered into
, she's moved out of the penthouse. The doo
-ceiling window, looking out over the city
ty office. "Where is she going to go? She has no mon
ffs. "She'll be back. They always come back. I'l
The receptionist said i
keningly sweet concern. "Jalyn, sweetheart, how are you feeling? Did t
n afterthought, a problem to be dealt with la
of NewYork-Presbyterian, Ama
y around her waist. She leaned into him, her body
cent that was quickly becoming her anchor. She s
ide. His grip tightened, his palm pressing flat against her lo
ured, his voice low a
ely supported, completely protected, was so foreign she did
e rolling table over. On it was a bowl of steamin
on. He blew on the porridge, the steam curling ar
at him. "I can
aid, his eyes da
g stomach. He fed her slowly, blowing on every spoonful, his focus entirel
another spoonful. The word was on the tip
he said
for a fraction of a second. He recovered instantly
" Amaris said, watching him clos
ust have mentioned it," he said, his t
, and completely unprovable. Amaris w
ood up, pulling it out of his
through the glass. His posture was rigid, his gestures sharp and commanding. H
ouldn't afford to get distracted by this man. S
, looking through the glass at the woman in the hospital bed. The cold, hard
ld down before he let
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