His Unveiled Passion

The next morning, Tessa was rudely awakened by the ringing of her phone. Still struggling to fight off the fog of sleep, Tessa pressed down on the connect button. Her voice was still thick with sleep when she said, "Hello, who is it?"

"Tessa, could you come to the hospital to see Zachary?"

Zion's voice echoed from the receiver, his words tinged with urgency. "Did you know that Zachary almost died?"

Annoyance pricked at Tessa's heart upon hearing Zachary's name. Last night was exhausting for her. She was rudely awoken before she got enough rest. She thought that something important might have happened, but the reason for her awakening turned out to be Zachary.

Tessa was beyond irritated, her temper flaring. She didn't bother hiding her irritation as she said, "If he dies, you're in charge of his corpse. Just let me know when the funeral is being held. Out of respect for his mother, I'll show up to see him off."

Tessa didn't bother waiting for Zion's response. She cut the call short and put her phone on silent mode.

Stephen had also been woken up by the commotion. They were under the covers together. Stephen tightened his grip on Tessa's hand and said in a raspy voice, "Sleep with me a little more."

Tessa nuzzled against Stephen's chest, giving off the impression of a clingy kitten. They were snuggled together under the same warm blanket, falling asleep in each other's arms. Only the two of them existed in their little world. No matter how much the snowstorm raged outside, it didn't concern them in the slightest.

...

been awake when Zion called Tessa. Zion had insisted on calling her and could

be worried about him if she found out that he had one foot in death's door. He wanted to know if Tessa would come

on the phone call, asking Zion to turn on the speaker. His hopes had been dashed when Tessa showed zero

clenched into tight fists. Veins were popping

as a ghost, and the color drained completely from his

and swallowed nervously. He assumed that Zachary was going to throw a tantrum, so he dared not

maniacally like he usuel.

was quiet for a long moment before he said emotionlessly, "You can leave. I want to be alone

he ran into Wendy. Concern was etched

is

his head

happened to him? Why was he suddenly admitted to the

last night. He was walking around aimlessly outside while dressed in only a thin shirt and ended