A Love Reborn

fulfill your role. You'll need to live under a new identity and never appear b

g Jacob Morton and Sally Hayes tangled together on he

ase sign the contract. The exper

er name at the bottom of t

antly touched

rced her

found out she

e received

ger and his familiar voice told Lai

ust o

a cab to the hospital and reso

e hospital, dark

, the pain in her abdomen lingering. She d

reacted, the car

ay? I'll take you

y sprained

rm something, sh

e ans

e and limped home alone,

ran into Jacob, who

with worry. "Lainey, I was busy earlier and missed

eled clothes, crooked tie, and the hickey on h

and affection, and lowered her eyes. "Just a

"I'm sorry, Lainey. My phone died... I was in a meeting and

eart chilled. There would

, Jacob held Lain

his voice soft with concer

kitchen to ma

on shifted to his pho

dry before Jac

ot to the floor with a clang

noise and walke

ocative photo of a woman in st

len pot, shoving the

acted. Forget it. Shall I order takeout? What do you want?

iney got the same image, along

stockings Jacob likes? With your personality, you'

She saved all the m

r you to come back." She smoothed

ld no trace of

s other rendezvous, did

on felt empty, wit

her room, packing her t

nish from Jacob's life forever, lea

't return

one buzzed

message, detailing their encoun

mes in one night! My back's killing me, and

ob, have you? Jacob says you're like a starfish in bed, alwa

nt a younger body? Why don't you just bow

s and stared at the exp

n her heart re

en sharpened, pulling