breath as she shifted carefully on the bed, one
essed her legs together, a sharp soreness made her suck
rts lik
rming as fragments of the previou
iedly, burying her burning face into the pillow. Embarrassment flooded
ced herself to calm down befo
" she murmured, glan
as no sign of Dylan. The room was quiet. Only t
n the b
aking it obvious that walking normally wasn't going to be easy, but she refused
shed i
pt
Dyl
of runn
nyone had been
spered, staring blankly
ling settled
really
swallowing the lump
't be together. Maybe he decided end
a quiet, b
t this exactly
ght failed t
ldn't we have
knitted
uture together. He sounded so certain... so since
vily before sh
." she
ss that's how
nto a faint, self
in the heat of the moment, only to
before exha
nything," she reminded herself q
d left behind stung far mo
briefly before taking
oug
htened her
to mov
the shower. Warm water soon cascaded over her hair and shoulders, washin
he murmured so
etween Dylan and me.
g it rinse away not only the exhaustion clinging to
e night," she w
ime to focus on wh
continued bathing, hoping the water would wash awa
ay every trace of what had happened the previous night. By the time she was done, she felt much cleaner, but
ttered under her
enclave was still there
ardly, swallowing the discomfort before re
en lit up, her brow
dred me
missed
of them was fro
Ha
. H
yc
t out a
is wrong wit
sed on Bryce
led elder bro
, letting him know that she was safe and fine. She didn't bothe
day, she took one last look around the luxurious room before op
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