Love After The Betrayal

ain. His back throbbed with a deep, searing pain. He tried to sit up

iller. You have some severe bruisin

ere?" he asked,

uffing his pillow. "She was very worried. She sta

reacherous spark of hope flickered within him, a hope he immediately tri

tting in the chair by his bed. The evening light cast long shadows in the room

ake," she

as the movement pulled a

d a bowl of warm porridge in her hands. "Th

ted. This was a level of care, of tenderness, he had never received from her. It felt

ould smell her perfume, see the small flecks of gold in her brown eyes. For a few minutes, he

he asked, her voice barely a whisper

child," Ethan said, his voice flat.

htly. She looked down at h

es

hy

would rather be beaten to death than see you used a

line of his jaw. "You're a fool, Ethan Miller.

, he told himself. This is a trick. This is a mirage. She's only b

le peace. Her body tensed instantly. She snatched it up.

petulant. "You said you'd be here. My wound i

ced by an expression of deep concern. "I'm sorr

us entirely on the phone. "I'm

Liam's voice

dn't see that Ethan was trying to sit up to get a glass of water from the nig

eways. He cried out as his head slammed hard against the metal be

iam, don't worry," she cooed into the phone as she w

way. She was gone. She hadn't even noticed he was hurt. She had pushed h

ing weight of that final, brutal realization that pull

, he knew, as the darkness envelop