A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 48

John’s deep, melodious voice was apologetic.

“I was too late.”

Cordy shook her head. “You were right on time.”

And everything was just fine.

John’s heart skipped a beat, his gaze tender as he watched Cordy’s tears roll over her cheeks.

He stroked her cheek then and gently wiped her tears.

She flinched slightly and opened her eyes.

Their eyes met, and an attraction seemed to be nourished right then.

She was still looking him straight in the eye even as he leaned closer.

A small spark between adults could certainly burst into flames…

However, as John leveled his lips against Cordy’s soft, moist lips, she turned just as he was about to kiss her, so that he kissed her cheek instead.

he stared at Cordy from

sorry,” Cordy

A refusal.

he slowly straightened and said, “No. I was getting ahead of myself.”

heart raced once

not progressed that far, and John was not upset…

she felt guilty for some reason-as if she had

to leave, when Cordy suddenly explained,

sex with a man I didn’t know. My memories were a blur, and my mind was blank when I woke up…

pursed his lips as she continued to hold his gaze. “Ever since then, I would feel both mental and physical discomfort from any man’s touch, as if it’s an instinctive aversion. It’s not just

on her bed, and then dashed into her

door since she was in too much of a hurry, and she did not really

her

a gut-wrenching sound, and it only kept coming.

was inscrutable even as he stared in the direction of

telling how long had passed when things started to quiet

find her on her knees beside the toilet-she had vomited a lot, even her own bile, but her stomach felt better

left her body limp, and she

you done?” John asked, and there

Cordy nodded tamely.

in his arms and laid her carefully