Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Whitney stood rooted to the spot, confused by his odd reaction.

It was a song she had composed a long time ago.

The man squinted his deep–set eyes, remembering the girl who had saved him. To calm his hysterical fits, she had hummed a soothing lullaby while performing acupuncture, which closely resembled this tune.

Suddenly, he asked again, “Are you trained in medicine?”

Whitney frowned. She had promised her mother to keep her knowledge of medicine a secret for self–preservation, so she had not revealed it to anyone except Tiana.

But why would he ask that?

“No,” she denied instinctively.

The profound ripples in the man’s eyes faded away.

He ended the conversation. “You should get some sleep. Leave everything else to me.”

left with several questions in her mind but did not dwell

In the study.

reveal a face of stunning beauty, his expression laced with deadly intent. He called Nolan, his voice icy, “Here’s your chance to make amends. Take Whitney’s father

did I do wrong?” Nolan was

meeting Preston tonight. You misled me, made

man hung up the

same time, in the

sleep due to the bruises on her back. Then, Tiana

heard you were beaten up by some guys at the Imperial Garden Bar. What happened?

the night’s harrowing events, Whitney instinctively touched her stomach

ordeal.

to be a father! Monica framed you with a false pregnancy scare, and you were only defending yourself. Yet, he wanted

it. Monica wanted revenge. She released the video to cover up her own embarrassment with the scandal of my miscarriage and to stop

competition.”

just watch me!”

Late at night.

from a social gathering when several motorcycles suddenly blocked their