ning rage. He looked at my pale face and the bandages on my arms and saw a

be too hard on her, darling. Her hormones are probably a

ere honey-l

rapped an arm around her. He kissed her temple. "You'r

ve a meeting. You stay here and rest. We'll

and left

or changed. The fragile, concerned woman vanished. In h

ce close to mine, her v

your little t

t her, my silen

"You think you're so special, don't you? Th

, a harsh,

e was Liam from the start. We planned this whole thing together. The fa

a deliberate tw

f your boring work, your boring mind. He wanted excitement. He wanted me. You were

mention of my bab

bed, ignoring the screaming pain in my body. I was pure instinct, pure rage. I

again, all my grief, all my pain, all my betr

Liam rushed in, his

the hell ar

's hair, and he saw Chloe crying, her fa

ward and fell, my head cracking against the hard floor. Pain e

ntically checked Chloe over, his hands gentle, hi

stomach. "I was just trying to talk to her, to

that was real and terrifying. "You're insane! At

y calm as I pushed myself into a sitting pos

For a split second, I saw fe

over, letting out a pained cry. "Oh, the baby!

back to her. His conflict, his fear, it all vanished, replace

ooping her up into his arms. He carried her

, my body aching, my head throbbin

. Everythin

ne, and sent one last message

ready

e with Liam Vance. I was done with Chloe. I was done with their entire world of

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