boy she'd tagged along with everywhere at sch

changed fr

ldn't be spared from h

without bat

get ready," A

ered her head. "I can manage." She turned

sitting. And she had the urge to ransack his things. But Aa

.

hospi

er bruised ankle boun

liding between consciousn

ed over her, and her body screamed for som

ard. After the staff who had attended

ntire night with him, Katrina's

on her. She could feel i

g the silence, Katrina kept her

be speaking with? And if he was convinced she

ert. She strained her ears and lis

t had brought her to the realizat

ad overheard him having on the da

, she might catch more

ntment came with a hea

unded normal. In fa

of her state, probably her parent, and

sleeping, or maybe she'd given herself away

me into her vision was the

put the phone to her ear. "Tell me this is n

a glance. He stared down at

ckets, he looked intimidating e

nt on, cutting her off. "Didn't you promise that you'll behave?

another glance, hoping that he

when no one could believe her. When

death. They thought she was delusional and out of her mind. And what better way to prove to them that

f Aaron, in case, heard his words and got

smile at him and

ow you care so much for me. Don't worry, it's just a

father sounde

ried about her at the other end and battling with grief that the only daug

your health. When I get better, I'll be sure to fulfill

nd hung up before her father could

t the phone and pursed her lips. "Hopefully, Da

agreement and took t

o shut her eyes once more, to keep pre

n't fool

to the bed and sat beside h

inging strange feelings to her heart. Hi

and shivered

s back." Even as he said that, no emotion reflected in his eyes. "But this

going to wor

same words he t

get rid of her also and go on with his life. She was, after all, the last person. Her sist

r love

rd him say on the phone at

someone else. S

nd she yanked her wrist off his hold,

ashed with emotion. Her sud