Vicky was startled by Tyler’s behavior. “What is it, Mister Hart?”

He stopped before her and crouched to study her ankle.

When his cold fingers came into contact with her skin, Vicky was overwhelmed by a strange feeling.

“It seems that your muscles and bones are fine for now,” he said, “but the swelling has worsened because you didn’t get it treated last night.”

Vicky instinctively moved away from his touch. “I’m fine, Mister Hart, honest. It’s getting late, and I should really—ah!”

Before she could finish, she was lifted off her feet.

Though Tyler had carried her the night before, she was not as sober as she was at the moment.

After learning that he had bathed and changed her, she was so embarrassed that she could barely look him in the eyes, and she started panicking when she found herself in his arms.

intently, all the while applying light pressure at different spots. “Does this

fine. You don’t need

her lie ruthlessly. “You’re all pale from the pain,

fingers around her ankle. “Ouch!” she gasped

back to look at her. “If the injury worsens,

caused Vicky to completely give up on leaving while he went to get the first-aid

first-aid kit, and he started sanitizing her ankle. His movements were smooth as though he was experienced in treating

sensation of the ointment chased away the burning

face, she suddenly felt that he was

not knowing what was going on in her

later, Tyler

her dazed eyes, and the look in his eyes darkened. “Your bones aren’t fractured, but you’ll need to rest for a

week?” She snapped out of

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