11:55 p.m.
The wall clock in the hospital room ticked softly.
Evan sat beside the bed, looking at Sloane, whose face was slowly regaining color after the transfusion.
11:59 p.m.
A violent stab of pain shot through his skull without warning.
The hands hit twelve.
Right on schedule, the seven–day memory–reset cycle ended.
The memories that had been twisted and overwritten snapped back into place in a single instant.
Evan lurched to his feet so abruptly that he knocked over the chair behind him. It crashed to the floor with a violent
bang.
He gasped for air, clutching his head with both hands.
The memories replayed in his mind with brutal clarity.
He had tossed the anniversary ring Tessa had spent three months choosing into the tr@sh like it meant nothing
He had told Tessa he had fallen for his grad student, Sloane. He had told her they had spent the whole night in the an
and slept together.
To soothe Sloane, he had demanded a paper divorce from Tessa.
He had stood Tessa up, then answered her call while having sex with Sloane, forcing Tessa to listen to every tim
the
Outside the courthouse, he had shoved Tessa so hard that she tell down the steps
To help Sloane get her revenge, he had threatened Tessa with Sunrise Children’s Home
He had his bodyguards pin her down on the gravel and force her to kneel before Sloane
And finally only a few hours ago he had dragged Lessa a woman with severe aneina into the blood dies foRRH Wan
own hands, pinned her to a chair and forced her to give blood to keep Sloane alive
Evan started shaking
Cold sweat soaked through his shirt
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No no that’s not he muttered the words falling apart as they left his mouth
During the earlier episodes over the past three years, he had locked himself in the basement before each one bear
He had sworn never to see anyone
He had sworn never to hurt Tessa.
But this time he had not locked himself away.
With his own hands, he had destroyed the woman he loved most.
The noise woke Sloane in bed.
She opened her eyes weakly, her voice sweet and breathy. “Evan… what’s wrong?”
Evan turned and looked at that face.
His stomach lurched, and he doubled over, dry–heaving
All he felt was disgust.
It was pure, overwhelming disgust.
He remembered touching this woman the night before, remembered the warmth and scent of her body, and wanted to
peel his own skin off.
Without even looking at Sloane again, he stumbled out of the room.
He ran all the way to the blood draw room.
It was empty
There were only a few dried drops of blood left on the table
It was Tessa’s blood
“Where is Tesa? Evan roared, grabbing a passing nurse
The nurse was terrified That lady she passed out after the blood draw When she woke up she pulled out the needle
herself and left
Evany let go of her
He took out his phone but his fingers were shaking so badly he could barely unlock the screen
The display ht up and the notification tone for Tessa’s priority alerts went off
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Five minutes earlier, Tessa had posted a statement.
There was no text, only two attachments.
One was the recording of him and Sloane having sex while he was on the phone.
The other was a photo of the real divorce decree.
Their names were printed on it in plain view.
They were really divorced.
Lera
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.
