ead throbbed from hitting the wall. She gripped Carlton's i
ced out, the words scraping painf
His eyes were filled with absolute co
ck of oxygen forced hot, physiological tears out of the corners of
His jaw went slack, and
for months-the pain that usually took hours of heavy sedation
face. His grip on her thr
is fingers away from her neck and slid d
violently. She sucked in huge, gre
n a chaotic mix of suspicion and disb
r raw throat. She tilted her head up
your pulse,"
body rejected the idea of this mysti
him hesitate. Slowly, his face hardening into a
e reached out and pressed her three middle fi
t the room. She focused entire
ether in a tight frown. His pulse was c
. It felt like a severe rejection response
and pulled her hand back.
clinical certainty. "It's the chaotic signature of a complex synthetic biotoxin attac
h, the tiny flicker of confusion in Carlton'
a gold-digging woman trick him for even a
cking smirk twisted his lips. He was convinc
!" he roared, his voice shaking the walls. "Don't ev
ard him. "Carlton, you have to liste
htray off the side table and hurled
pieces. A sharp shard of glass flew b
ht red blood welled
ence of his rejection stabbing her in
embling slightly as she picked up her scattered silver needl
last, hollow look, and walk
rk hallway. He slammed his fist into the wall, a su
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