Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Roseanne had been grinding through two exam papers in the library, stumbling over each final question. She racked her brain for ages, to no avail, and then remembered seeing a similar problem in a book. She got up and headed to the lending area to search for that book and its problem type.

After a few minutes of searching, she found it and was about to return to her seat when a book caught her eye.

The title was "Genetic Sequences: Recombination and Fusion." And she remembered something Owen had said, prompting her to pull the book from the shelf.

As she flipped through the pages, she was surprised that the book's viewpoint resonated deeply with her thoughts. She turned more pages, her excitement growing, and she became completely engrossed in the material.

Her phone vibrated in her pocket, and a message popped on the screen.

Leda: [Guess where I am?]

Roseanne thought it was some word game and was about to reply when a thought struck her. [You're at school, aren't you?]

[Bingo!]

of the library, she saw

brings you here all of a

Leda lifted a bag, the

going to

and been busy with work for three days. I only slept

her no time to rest. This time, it was a rush job, or

has a bit to do with the Sherwood

off before Leda could finish, handing her an umbrella,

watched her walk

details yet. Looking down at the project brief, it was true. The

Sherwood family.

sending Millie off, Murray cleared out York

noisy hospital

temples, Murray looked at the IV needle in his hand and yanked it out without a second thought Blood oozed from the puncture site. He scowled, dabbing