A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 134

Even as their eyes met, certain feelings were undoubtedly growing.

Cordy genuinely did not think that after all the dark times she survived–and more recently Kyle- that she would suddenly begin another relationship.

She was not actually sure about this, but she took the first step regardless.

Was it John who was good at flirting, or was he not as cold as she thought–not as disenchanted with the world as she believed?

And after confirming their relationship, they were suddenly both silent, making things rather awkward.

“Do you hate that man who slept with you?” John suddenly asked.

There was a hint of nervousness in his impassive expression, while Cordy was just confused why he would ask about that.

Maybe because she disliked men after that incident?

“I do,” she said.

John blinked subtly even as Cordy continued, “He was clearly conscious at the time. I remembered it so clearly, begging him to stop and not to touch me… but he never did.

The past memory still left her with a pain she could not remove from her mind.

could it be possible that your body reacted differently from

too quiet for Cordy to hear, and she asked,

at the moment, and she could not pick up such a quiet voice with just

that man again? What would you do?” John asked,

don’t know who he

reached out

and he quickly released

suddenly caught his hand just as

do my best to get

John’s lips curled upward.

said. “I

lying if she said that she

much tragedy, she was sure that she would not give

despite her impulse to do so, she unwittingly remembered

project the mistake of others on John, but humans are creatures of emotions, and certainly a lot less rational than they

time could

Cordy walked

their relationship, they became a little

soon,” John