oice was icy and deep, his hand

efore we're done with each other." Raegan tried to smile, but

s lips twitched into a slight, cold sm

contract, confined to the boundaries of convenience and devoid of emotion. To the outside world, they had nothing to do with each

lowed the bitterness rising in her throat and bowed her head. "I'm sorry, Mr. Dixon. I shouldn't ha

artbroken? She had loved Mitchel for ten years. Yet, she knew she had to let

n the hallway flic

ly patient with Raegan's mood swings, but this time she had clearly gone too far. His rising anger soft

n cut him off. "It's not about her

an felt exhausted. She walked past him and open

ickly loosened his tie, stepped forward, grabbed her wrist

n around and pulled her close into his arms. Her body was burning hot

and weak, leaning on Mitchel's c

y when Mitchel lowered his head to check on Raegan, i

zing their closeness was too much, she instin

ack by his firm hold around her waist. Mitchel's expressio

chel lifted Raegan into his arms. Without an

ggy. She murmured, "

ed slightly. "We're g

becoming clearer. Getting an IV could en

's mother as long as it was inside her, and she had a responsibility to keep it safe. She tried hard

" Mitchel ignored her attempts to break awa

of her chest. She clutched his arm tightly and blurted out, "I can't go to the hospital!" S