The Price of His Betrayal

the quiet beep of a machine. My head throbbed, bu

d face told me what I a

a," she said softly. "Y

d lost the one thing I thought would save me. I had lost it

didn't call anyone. I didn't want to talk to anyone. I just stare

a mess, his eyes wild with panic. He looked like he hadn't slept. For a foolish,

not to comfort me. He grabb

with me," he said,

ulian, I

s lost a lot of blood. She needs a transfusion, Elara. Her blood type is rare. The hospital just ran you

e out of the bed. My body was weak,

I pleaded. "I ju

ds. His obsession was singular. "

ocedure room. A doctor and two nurses met us, their faces gri

eration raw and terrifying. He gripped

voice breaking. "Please,

rld st

s, the medical jargon, the frantic ene

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ister in the library. The name he

a. E

stand-in with a similar name. Every moment of affection, every whispered ende

miliation-it was nothing compared to this. This was the t

m. I went limp, my mi

od to save the woman w