the vein in his forehead pulsing visibly. He clenched

hrowing a tantrum is going to make me leave thi

her with absolute authority. "Stop this nonsense. Since you're already here, g

struggled to process the

explained casually, as if he were ordering a coffee. "Her red bl

thing turning shallow. "Thank you so much, Anna," s

She looked at Ethan's demanding glare

t started small, then grew louder, echoing

urned into daggers. She leaned closer to

rms dropped to his sides. He stared at h

r Donie. Whenever Donie had a flare-up, Ethan called, and

ugly anger. "When did you become so incredi

you forgotten how you got your life back? Have you forgotten exactly who bears the scar for you? Are you rea

killed the very last shred of warmth Annabella had for him.

She looked straight into his eyes and spoke with

han gasped, taking a physical step bac

k against the pillows, her eyes rolling back into her head.

s fist onto the red emergency call button. "D

d. "Get out!" he roared, pointing at the door. "Get the

, losing his mind over a woman who was faking a pan

," Annabella

ard the door. She didn't rush. H

eam of nurses and a doctor sprinted past

wall, watching the chao

said with clinical detachment. "The patient's vitals are entirely stable. The tachycardia is the result of an acute a

urying his face in his hands. He

la standing there. He expected to see guilt on her face. He expect

was a mask of total indifference. She turned h

hroat. A sudden, violent spi

she wasn't angry. She was c

olute control over her slipping. He stood up. He too

oice called out from th

d back at the bed, his