A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 48

John’s deep, melodious voice was apologetic.

“I was too late.”

Cordy shook her head. “You were right on time.”

And everything was just fine.

John’s heart skipped a beat, his gaze tender as he watched Cordy’s tears roll over her cheeks.

He stroked her cheek then and gently wiped her tears.

She flinched slightly and opened her eyes.

Their eyes met, and an attraction seemed to be nourished right then.

She was still looking him straight in the eye even as he leaned closer.

A small spark between adults could certainly burst into flames…

However, as John leveled his lips against Cordy’s soft, moist lips, she turned just as he was about to kiss her, so that he kissed her cheek instead.

and he stared at Cordy

“I’m sorry,” Cordy said.

A refusal.

straightened and said,

heart raced once

not progressed that far, and John

felt guilty for some reason-as if she had

leave, when

“I was drugged-that time when I was eighteen-and I had sex with a man I

mental and physical discomfort from any man’s touch, as if it’s an instinctive aversion. It’s not just

up on her bed, and

since she was in too much of a hurry, and she did

heard her vomiting

gut-wrenching sound,

even as he

was no telling how long had passed when things

entered to find her on her knees beside the toilet-she had vomited a lot, even her

violent puking left her body limp,

done?” John asked, and there was an edge

Cordy nodded tamely.

simply scooped her up in his arms and