down your voices

dangerously thin. The bass from the speakers pounded through the wal

ckled. "Come on now, Desmond. This is supposed to be a fun hangout, n

the bridge of his nose.

ing his head. "At least t

glass in a mock toast,

liev

walked out of the penthouse, the muffled sounds of laughter and music fading slightly as he

high. Some

or, and before he knew it, he was

risp, cooling embrace as he steppe

ed he was holding and walked further

a voice-a voice that wasn't his a

ky. Heart

you miss me

ill regret ever b

e. I will be free from

ond

d, a chill rushing

a

h

the side, and that

tanding on

elf as if she were trying to hold her own broken pieces together. The city lights illuminated her silho

s heart

going

rper than intended, but he didn't

e sound of his voice, but she didn't tur

s chest

." He took careful, slow steps toward her, hands sli

sh, before he could

her looking at

t as she tipped backwards, her

ngers just missing her wrist

ed, panic flooding

ess anything, before the

dden

hands gripping the ra

fallen al

nst his ribs when he s

ower rooftop extension

barely h

k toward the stairwell, hi

hatever had driven

s stil

about to let h

d, his legs moving on their own a

ill breath

light. Her body was limp, her face pale under the dim rooftop lights. His pulse was racing

oor open, the loud music a

the first

s arms. "I thought you went out to make a call. Where did you get the woman from? Wait

clenched, his

espond, Caleb sma

ious he didn't do anything to her.

he helped Desmond ease her onto the couch anyway. Th

the heck happened? W

ieve it." He paused, his throat tightening as the image of her standi

Caleb both yelled

went de

ed closer, staring hard at the woman on t

I think I

ion, his focus on making s

" Elliot asked

kened as realiza

an, she's E

lyn Shawn? The romantic writ

lyn Shawn," C

o way. You're telling me the

rp. His patience had finally snapped. "Get the fucking doct

ely scrambled for their p

right where he was, watching the

n Sh

ell happen

too much stress" the doct

b asked. "Desmond said he saw her try

it from stress and not from fright? Desmond asked. She fucking

much work and neglected the fact that she was pregn

?" Desmond asked

s she trying to kill herself wi

committing suicide with her child is an

ce to get involved. "Young masters I suggest she has a change of clothes the one she wearing is soaked from the rain so it better to

y. Thanks for coming even though it was already late as it is" De

s about to bang on the door run into him. Desmond

help you youn

about it was just surprised this man in front of him doesn

ng at him to know if he should have come i

ime in the world what the heck do you want" now he was losing all his patience, he has someone in the