He stood outside the hospital room, alongside Shawn, his eyes filled with gentle affection as he watched Linda being wheeled out of the emergency room.
When he spoke of me, his voice was completely indifferent, “I’ve never regretted it.”
The best fifteen years of my life.
The most passionate, sincere love.
It was all tied to someone like him.
I suddenly laughed out loud, just as my calf was about to be slammed into the railing by him.
In one swift motion, I jerked away from his grip.
“Worthless.”
The pain from my sprained ankle took my breath away, but I seized the moment before Alec could react.
Grabbing his hair, I slammed his head hard into the railing.
“Scum. You want to hurt me again? Dream on!”
His head crashed against the iron bars with a resounding thud.
His forehead hit a sharp corner, and blood immediately started pouring out.
It trickled down his cheek, dripping onto his clothes.
“Sierra…”
I took a couple of deep breaths, released his hair, and stood up.
