A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 13

Chapter 13

*John…”

“I’m sorry I was late,” John said.

Cordy frowned, wondering if she was imagining it.

Somehow, this John was different from the usual John, who was more aloof.

Now, he seemed to feel emotions like humans do

Still, she wiggled against his hold, not sure what he was talking about.

“Did you get the wrong door? Let me go…”

Seemingly not feeling her resistance, John whispered into Cordy’s ear, “Now, I’ll always be here for you.

It sounded just like a promise.

“Look, just… ah!”

Cordy suddenly yelped as John abruptly scooped her up in his arms

Does he have some sort of fetish for carrying people?!

“You’d hurt your leg,” John said quietly into her ear just then.

Cordy was left speechless.

She actually thought that he was really drunk, but she somehow noticed her foot injury…

So, he was actually not drunk?!

Once that clicked, Cordy did not wait another moment and she started to struggle violently!

While John was not drunk, his body still felt a little floaty. Carrying her was no issue, but it was strenuous carrying her while she flailed around.

“Stop,” he said with restraint, but threateningly nonetheless.

“Let me down. I can walk on my own,” Cordy protested nonetheless.

did he not assure before that he was

Liar!

about what he said and she

her room, but just as

Cordy yelled again, left feeling dizzy as they

not make him budge or get away from

don’t

trying to catch his breath, and there was an indescribable stress in his

Cordy finally settled down

adults could always get the

stopping, huh?” John said, watching her as she stayed quiet in his

on her fair cheeks, and he wondered if he

about that.

up with an excuse to tease

go.” Cordy protested

a breather,”

bit her

a few deep

and the temperature

around, and reached for the remote for her air conditioning from her bedside drawer. “Achoo!” John sneezed-it

with the burst of cold air from the air conditioner, he felt his stomach churning

mouth, he asked Cordy, “Where’s

promptly rushed toward it, and she soon

soon turned quiet, but John

days ago that someone drank themselves

doorway when she heard the toilet flushing, while John turned toward her when he heard

just taking a

Cordy blinked

looked down, measuring himself

really that

a while and explained, “I needed

Cordy said, before adding sternly, “See you,

speak further, but eventually decided to stay silent and leave, closing her front

did not watch

clenched into fists for a long while before she eased

And it would take up to a month to

next morning with

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