Chapter 33

“I’ll go for help,” I say, rising to my knee, but he grabs my wrist.

“Fay,” he says, opening his eyes a little to squint at me. “Don’t go

anywhere. Tell no one.”

“What!?” I hiss at him, appalled. “Kent, you could die-”

“I’m not going to die,” he grumbles, forcing the words from between his clenched teeth. “This happens sometimes. It will –”

He groans before forcing out the last word in the sentence.

“Pass.” He rests his head back against the floor, squeezing his

eyes shut and grimacing in pain.

I gape at him. Is he serious? Is this honestly a common thing for

him?

“Well, what can I do to help?” I ask, still frantic.

He opens one eye and looks at me, clearly annoyed. “Go away,

you

stare at him. Was he crazy? “Kent, you’re probably having a heart attack –”

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as

“What!?”

trying again to

get to my feet. I move behind Kent as he sits up and hook my hands in his armpits. Then, I heave with all my might, pulling him towards the open door to my room. Kent helps as much

again on the floor with a heavy groan. “The door,” he murmurs, and I quickly close it. Then, I lean back

floor as he breathes

will happen to me if people discover the Mafia Boss’s

room.

those minutes, Kent’s breath softens. The

and his face takes on its normal lines. He’s still sweaty and

you…are you okay?” I venture after a

breathing.

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doesn’t open his

you don’t want

someone? A doctor?”

arms around his knees for support,

tell by my face that I

and

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