Chapter 42

She combed his bangs gently with a comb, then began to trim

the hairs on his forehead bit by bit. All of her attention was

concentrated on the task at hand.

Jason watched her. The way she studied him, so focused on her

task.

That singular focus had served her well in her life-first with her

education and graduating top of her class at University and later

at Law School. And then in surviving prison.

Guilt stabbed at him.

He saw how she’d been abused in the time that he knew her.

What must her life be like behind bars, with no one to champion or protect her, and countless criminals coming after her all in the hopes of pleasing him?

She sucked in a breath and he hung on to that little sound.

Her mouth was pretty. Full lips, a bright smile.

She didn’t smile enough, he realized.

Her skin was still red, likely from the wind and cold, and though it

pinkened her cheeks and nose, it only enhanced her beauty.

If he looked hard enough, he could see that she’d been beautiful

once.

Her features carried symmetry and character.

But it wasn’t the outward appearance that drew him, but rather

what came from within.

This woman… she’d been the one to fight for him. To sacrifice so that he could have a roof over his head, warm clothes, and something good to eat. She’d asked for nothing in return.

And knowing that she appreciated him for him… awakened something inside him.

unknown amount of time, her voice suddenly

if time spent with her

and carefully looked at him for a while. “My skill isn’t too bad. In fact, it’s rather good, and we’ve saved twenty

spoke. Then, she took out a dry towel and flicked off the fine strands of hair that were stuck to

a shower,” Grace

he didn’t set the shower to hot as he normally would. Warm water rushed over his body

grown very shallow.

he would

woman who had abandoned him and his

wound was the only thing he had left of her.

away as he knelt and begged her not to leave, and

shaken her head and pried his hands

him aside so she could

memories didn’t remember the construction

day, aside from

had transformed into a

the metal he fell on pierced his chest.

doctors had said that the metal had gotten very close to his

centimeter to the left

able to save his life at

had told himself that that

his mother.

walled himself

his father’s death, he stopped

anyone.

as he did not have expectations, he

was just

his body dry with a

his clothes. When he walked out of

the table and seemed

something.

having

forward to seeing her smile, looking

happiness.

when she looked

smile lit up the

“Jay”.

the sound of his name on her lips brought

hair,” she said as

to the side of the

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