The next second, he called the police and had both Mrs Silvervell and Zyra taken away on assaut changes
That Bastian could be this ruthless didn’t surprise me in the slightest. Even though one of them
the other was the woman he’d been ready to mark ten minutes ago
I turned off my phone and went with Zephyr to visit his grandmother at the hospital He insisted get a full physic
first. I couldn’t talk him out of it, so I let him have his way.
When my parents called to say that the entire extended family wanted to come pick me up I turned them down. S me covered in injuries would only make them worry and hurt. Just like Zephyr, who was punching the wall over an over, seething with rage and drowning in guilt.
Everything ugly, everything painful, should have stayed in the past the moment I decided to stop loving Bastian
I grabbed Zephyr’s hand to stop him from hurting himself. He turned and pulled me into his arms then froze terri of pressing too hard against my wounds. The woody scent on him filled my lungs, and an inexplicable sense of safety washed over me. I followed my instincts and wrapped my arms around him.
When the nurse wheeled Grandma Grimwood out, the first thing she saw was the two of us holding each other stepped back from Zephyr, but the old woman was already rolling toward me. tears brimming in her
hands and looked me over from head to toe.
“Tahlia, you’ve gotten so thin.”
Then the tears fell freely, and the same guilt that plagued Zephyr filled her voice. That given out, you wouldn’t have had to
I couldn’t hold it in any longer Everyounce of grief!d been swallowing crashed through the down buried my face in her lap and let myself cry until there was nothing left
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.
