His Thirty-Fourth Accidental Betrayal

k. All thought, a

hat was happening behind t

d onto a sliver of hope. Maybe he was ju

front of the other, until I was s

en I h

e, followed by his, a

aving behind an emptiness so vast

am or cry. I wouldn't give them the sati

to hold back the sobs. I stumbled out of the hotel and

owly lightened from black to gray. My mind was a relentless torture chamb

thing inside me, a con

s clothes rumpled, a faint scent

her?" I asked, my vo

ble. "She wasn't feeling well. She wa

thetic, so insulting

ng with hysteria. "Drake, do you eve

earing thin. "Stop being dramatic, Elyse. Th

y, heading for the showe

rs finally came, hot and bitter. How could I have been so stu

ving through the motions, my mind numb. I eventual

bing my arm. Drake was dragging me off

he car,"

I cried, struggli

ed off, driving so fast the tires squealed. His kn

ly spat, his voice a low growl. "You went

I didn't do

ng to jump! She said you told her if she didn't leave, you'd ruin her caree

d. This was insane. It was

ke," I said, my vo

of. Kalea was there, standing precariously clo

us. "Elyse, I'm sorry! I'll leave! Please, just don

e filled with panic. He rushed toward

her. The sudden movement

on the edge of

lding Kalea, his eyes filled with relief and

moment of we

act as my body hit the sc

ess was Drake cradling Kalea in his arms, com