e was plunged back into silence. A cold wind snaked around th
g. Her lips throbbed, but her heart
a stream of scalding water, scrubbing her skin as if she c
her body trembling uncontrollably from a rag
the estate's landline woke her. Mari
om Mr. Whitaker." Mari
hand tight around the cool
ore. "Seraphina had a difficult night. She'll need to stay in the hospital for a few more days. I need
as asking her, his wife, to pack a bag for his m
you insane?" Her voi
re is one thing, but you, as Mrs. Whitaker, handling these trivial matters will prevent unneces
mily. Always t
o?" Kara asked,
older than ever. "I'm not asking, Kara. I'
hun
l. But she didn't. She knew that fighting him now would only lead to more cruelty. To
ered. It was a boutique of its own, filled with the latest de
to her own farcical positio
of comfortable-looking loungewear, gathered som
resbyterian Hospital a
oom, she paused, looking thr
in bed, her face pale,
le, his head bent in concentration. His movem
ndow, illuminating the scene. It loo
art. That tenderness was something she had nev
wasn't cold by nature. He
e composed her features
a whisper. She shrank back against the pil
ash of annoyance crossed h
e refused to look at him, placing the bag on
anded. "Come here.
yes wide with disbelief
said, as if it were the mos
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