proved enough for the hospital to release h
stay, Ryan never
ther mailed a par
contained
watched from above. Her lips formed a faint smile that held no
had chosen a dark gray shirt and rolled the sleeves to his forearms. The casua
ted." Kenneth placed the documents in her hand
perwork before she replied, "I a
d. He watched her quietly as though he had something
oster. Is there anything
returning to
firmed it w
ed without restraint.
Natalie asked, clearly c
her hometown, so his obvious
is attention elsewhere. "You should finish packing and lea
again, Dr
Natalie started colle
ng because she had broug
eside the hospital bed and found
d a plain silver ring. The letters R&N h
t, Natalie shut the box and
.
red by the time Natalie
retched across the living room floor. Within its
he entrance and quietly studied the apartm
cup exactly where he had forgotten it. Their framed photograph stood on the television cabi
d, but she had still believed no woman
ure, Natalie entered the bedroom a
veral outfits, her passport, a phone charger, and the phot
lie closed the suitcase and roll
the room, she s
d a framed plane ticket for a
limery and moved to Briphia for Ryan. He had assu
ed that promi
to Briphia. Once, she had been a brilliant music student with perfect pitch. After losing her hearing, she could
e. She missed the musician who had once commanded the stage b
Briphia that could c
other glance, Natalie rolled he
icked shut
turn arou
.
ing toward the hospital with
on. Unease only began troubling him earlier that morning when he
Natalie would even
sagreement between th
now because she hadn't
e had disappeared from Briphia, and the possib
Trevor asked from behind the wheel as he
diately darken
oesn't sound like her. You two have argued plenty of times befo
g his phone. With every passing second, the t
bt Natalie can stay angry much longer. Give her another day or two, and she'
nd watch the road!"
d light, and Trevor slo
othing in his expression revealed his thoughts, thoug
ir conditioner disturbed the
ing, Ryan's
reen l
confident satisfaction. "What did I tell you? Natalie co
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