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Chapter 76

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Chapter 76

Kylan was lucid enough after the shower to dry himself off while Katrina picked out a fresh pair of sweats and sweaters for him from his closet. He was also able to dress without her help and then she guided him to the roller seat once more.. She remembered where he kept his first aid kit from when she cleaned his knuckles and she fished it out, opening it atop the vanity. She found some antibiotic cream, along with gauze and Coban.

The worst of the redness was on the palm of his hands, and she slathered far too much cream over the expanse of the raw skin. She couldn't keep the frown off her face while she worked *Tim fine. Katrina, Kylan sighed in front of her.

"You are not fine. Kylan. None of this is fine. She placed a piece of gauze in the center of both of his hands and wrapped a bit of coban around them. She finally finished and then rested her hands on his knees, emotion overcoming her in ways that she was struggling to keep under control

"Kylan. Her voice cracked. "What's wrong? Why won't you talk to me?" She couldn't look at him. Not right now

"It's not your burden, Kylan whispered, staring down at her.

"Bullshit. That's ballshit, and you know it is. You know how much L.. She can see how much I care about you. You don't need to do this alone. I'm here. Kylan. I'm here. Ryan is here. We want to help you. You need to. Talk to someone. A professional. Don't boule this up. Don't run from it All it's doing is hurting you and pushing people away. Pushing me away." Tears blinked from her eyes, but she did nothing to wipe them away this.

time.

"Don't... Please, don't cry. Not again. I'm not.. Katrina, I'm not worth that. I told you, I'm a monster," Kylan insisted, reaching forward and lifting her chin with a careful finger.

"You're not a monster. You're a wonderful person, Kylan. I've seen your compassion. Your care. I've seen the softness you hide from the world. I've seen you smile. It's a beautiful thing, your smile. I know you care about people. I know you do. I don't know why you hide it. It wasn't your fault that Yasmin died. I don't know what happened, but I can-"

Kylan shook his head, cutting her off at once.

again and her eyes widened when

She wrapped her arms around him, pulling his face into the crook of her neck and gripping him tightly. "What happened to make you think you're not worthy of this? Of

gone," Kylan cried into her skin, and she gasped when she felt

completely engulfing her in his arms, holding onto her like his very life depended on it. She stumbled slightly, leaning her back against the vanity cupboards, her arms around Kylan and her hand stroking his hair gently. "It's okay, Kylan. It's okay. I'm right here," she

glanced up when

head at him. He nodded at her, understanding this

wasn't sure how long she stayed like that, holding Kylan, letting him cry, allowing him to mumble whatever he needed

held him. She soothed

could think about was that she was grateful

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and two pain reliever pills to his lips that Ryan must

slumped over, closing his eyes as soon as his

his body finally won over his mind, and he

forehead. His cheeks

for a second, the moonlight filtering through the nearby curtains, Kylan's bangs splayed across flushed from both the alcohol and his crying. He had never

over him, brushing his hair away from his face before kissing his

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at him, she made her way to the kitchen. Ryan was there, washing some

sat at the counter; her body exhausted from the high levels of cortisol that had been coursing through her veins the last

kitchen sink and turned around, moving a