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Chapter 76

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.

sounded broken all over again and her

you think you're not worthy of this? Of me? Why do you

He died. They both died. They're both gone," Kylan cried into her skin, and she

She stumbled slightly, leaning her back against the vanity cupboards, her arms around Kylan and her

glanced up

He nodded at her, understanding this was a moment he wasn't

like that, holding Kylan, letting

held him. She

to let our years of pent-up emotion, and the only thing she could think about was that she was grateful he trusted her enough to finally let

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over to his bed, guiding a cup of water and two pain reliever pills to his lips

over, closing his eyes as soon as his head hut his

seemed his body finally won over his mind, and he was getting the rest

forehead. His cheeks

moonlight filtering through the nearby curtains, Kylan's bangs splayed across flushed from both the alcohol and his crying.

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

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Chapter 70

Ryan was there, washing some dishes in the sink. The kitchen was sporless,

the high levels of cortisol that

shut off the kitchen sink and turned around, moving a

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