Chapter 21

Chapter 21

vespera slowly regained consciousness.

Taning her head to the side, she saw Dominic sitting by the bedside.

His shirt was wrinkled, and his

sleeves were rolled up. Three buttons at the collar were undone, giving him a casual appearance. It looked as though he had just run a marathon in

"Mr. Reid," she croaked, her throat hearse, her voice heavy with nasal congestion

"Do you remember what happened earlier?" Dominic asked her.

"I remember," Vespera replied with a faint, bitter smile.

Although she was disoriented, she wasn't completely unconscious from the moment she was attacked until he saved her.

"Thank you! Thank you so much!" she said sincerely.

Without his help, she probably wouldn't have made it out alive.

Dominic stared at her for a moment, his eyes dark and unreadable. One good news and one bad

Which one would you like

didn't go into you. The

fine. As for the bad

a moment. "This whole

Vespera's gaze lowered as she

time, I'm responsible for what happened and how you ended up there. I've detained those people for you. If you want to report them to the police br senle thi Vespera raised her eyes and said, "You've already done so much for me. The rest, I'll

you sure you don't need my

you a huge debt. I can't owe more, I wouldn't be able to repay

chuckled softly, unable

the phone on the table rang.

it up for

was her father calling, it was almost 1:00 am, and Vernon and Wanda must have

she was an adult, they still couldn't

her throat, she

"Vera, where are you?"""

at a club with

Your mom won't sleep. She's worried about you.

back"

hanging up the phone, Vespera fell

think about what her parents would have gone through if something had happed to her tonight, how much pain they would have

turned to Dominae and asked, "Can you

replying, "You're going to go

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