Chapter 37
Balch adjusted his glasses, squinting slightly to look at the woman in front of him.
The bright headlights illuminated her face. Her smile was still brilliant, but her eyes had lost their usual sparkle. Balch reached out, steadying her by the arrn, feeling her chill through her thin clothing
Quickh he shed his formal jacket and draped it over Seraphina’s shoulders, whispering, “It’s a bit chilly. You’re not dressed warmly enough”
“Really?” Seraphina tilted her head slightly. “I don’t feel it ”
Balch looked at her, slowly saying “Are you okay?”
Tm fine” Semphina shrugged off his jacket and handed it back to him, “I’m good!”
Balch eyed her but didn’t take the jacket Seraphina stuffed it into his arms before turning to leave
The
steadied her, but Seraphina insisted
rough day” Balch said,
head, letting out a soft
moment before saying. “Your body temperature is really low. Why don’t you come over to my place and take
head to look at him, slowly beginning
she might have misunderstood something, but didn’t know how to clarify. All he could
wasn’t extravagant, but it was very cozy and full of life. Neat and warm
the housewife who had been dead for two years, Janetta, gave
her shiver, said, “I’ll show you to the quest
the living room, she saw a huge portrait of Janetta. After Balch briefly introduced the room, he left. Seraphina watched his retreating figure as he
had been dead for two
breath and followed
in the bathroom for about an hour When she came out after the bath, she was only wrapped in a white towel, her long hair draped over
door and stepped out.
the living room waiting. Hearing her, he lifted his head, and
would you like to get straight to it, or
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