hit the floor. Her body was com
st her pale cheeks. The red dress slipped slightly off h
s pocket with his free hand
dy, betraying none of the chaos inside him. "
e top of the stairs. He stopped short when
e carefully handed Gianna over to Alex. "Take her back to her
Gianna, supporting her wei
nt," Algot said. His eyes narrowed. "I want to know e
arried Gianna qui
lingering warmth of her skin was still there. For the first time in his li
se of
walked back in
up with a
rabbed her head, wincing at the dull, t
own bedroom. The morning sun was s
wearing the red dress from the banquet. It
eyes. The terrifying pain radiating from the man
small bathroom. She flicked on the harsh overh
She reached up and unzipped the side of
y to look closer in the mirror. There, stark against the pale skin of her throat, were five d
ith trembling fingers. The
e had grabbed her. He
relaxed the second she touched his chest. She remembered the way h
ething to him. Sh
icked up her phone from the nightstand. S
get home
aff called me. They said you fainted near th
d covered his tracks perfectly. He was pow
rawer and pulled out the crisp white business card she had f
Just a phone number pri
thumb over the
the man whose pain she could take away, was clearly someone import
run from him. She w
the bruises on her skin. She saw the fie
d to the empty room. "And I am
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