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.

that your body reacted differently from how you described it?” John

voice was too quiet for Cordy to hear, and she

and she could not pick

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

said determinedly. “Because I never saw his face through it all. I don’t know who he is, but I’ll

lips and reached out to take

and he quickly released her, sensing

she suddenly caught his hand just as

do my best to get used to you,”

John’s lips curled upward.

he said. “I

raced slightly–she would be lying

through so much tragedy, she was sure that she would not give a damn about anything else, and she would love John with all that

unwittingly remembered all the pain and indignation

should not project the mistake of others on John, but humans are creatures of emotions, and certainly

time could

late, and Cordy walked John to

their relationship, they became

some rest soon,” John told