Burning Passion: Love Never Die

He couldn’t tell her the whole story. There was a good chance that the truth would make this woman go crazy again. He was afraid that she would go to Megan’s ward and throw her out of the hospital window.

Hearing no response from him, Debbie massaged his shin more forcefully, as if venting her anger.

“Why the silence? Are you hiding something from me? Is it a secret between you and Megan?”

To appease her, Carlos had to spill the beans.

“No. It’s just that there were too many enemies this time and they attacked all of a sudden. Megan couldn’t protect herself…” ‘You got two gunshot wounds to protect Megan, ‘ she thought angrily.

Her hands stopped moving. Carlos went on, “Wesley was not around at that time. I couldn’t just sit back and watch her get shot. Besides, her asthma attacks are more frequent these days. If she got shot on top of that, she would Likely…”

Unconvinced by his explanation, Debbie clenched her fists.

or head, instead of your shoulder, you…” Her voice trailed off, and her eyes brimmed with tears. With a quiet sob, she added, “If something worse had happened, what would I have had to face when I came back here? Did you ever stop to think about that? Do you love me at all? You

down her

grabbed her wrist, pulling her into

“Please, don’t cry.”

forgetting

live without you? Even if you are not concerned about me, think about how sad your parents

a life after losing Carlos. It struck her that this man meant the world to her, but he would

his heart. Wiping off her tears with his fingers, he comforted in a hushed voice, “Honey, this will all be over soon. Those gangsters have been put on the police’s most wanted list. They are now wanted all over the country. Wesley has found their base camp. When the right time comes, he will take his men to root them out. There will be

confidential information which Wesley had given him in secret. Carlos hadn’t intended on telling

but to

eliminate all physical threats around

more relieved, and