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.

opened his eyes, and he stared at Cordy from up

Cordy

A refusal.

but he slowly straightened and said,

heart raced once

that far, and

felt guilty for some reason-as if she had

ready to leave, when

eighteen-and I had sex with a man I didn’t know. My memories were a blur, and my mind was blank when I woke up… save for this feeling of

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 against

on her bed, and then

had only managed to pull the door since she was in too much of a hurry, and she did

heard her

gut-wrenching sound, and

was inscrutable even as he stared in

had passed when things started to quiet

to find her on her knees beside the toilet-she had vomited a lot, even her own bile,

body limp, and she was unable

and there was an edge in his

Cordy nodded tamely.

in his arms and laid her carefully in her bed.