Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

"Come on, Roseanne, I know you're in there. Open up. Let's talk."

"Roseanne! Can you hear me?"

...

"Way to go, Roseanne, way to go! Locked the door, huh? You think that will stop me?"

From pleading to calm and gradually raging, Murray's patience was thinning by the moment.

As he was about to give up and turn away, he was caught off-guard by a pair of stern eyes. Frozen, Murray frowned deeply.

Owen stood on the steps in the dimly lit, narrow stairwell, seemingly having just climbed up to this floor.

Given the time, it was clear why he was there.

After the fiasco with Corley and Owen's showing up, Murray was infuriated yet realized that the guys around Roseanne weren't so nobodies.

was the youngest of the Reynolds family. No wonder even Corley

"What if I am?

the chase. "You should

Owen challenged, "And?"

were smart, you'd stay away from

famously not the

She's throwing a tantrum now but will always be mine

object. She doesn't belong to anyone. If she did,

scoffed, "Mr. Reynolds, you're well-read but know little about women. What's that saying? The depth of love breeds the fierceness of hate. Roseanne's acting out because she loves me too much." "Don't believe me? Knock

walked past him,

his brows in confusion. He knew Roseanne wouldn't open

...

a clear blue sky, the sound of waves was constant. The turquoise waters allowed a clear view of the fish swimming below. The sun was warm, the

days ago, Roseanne

and with her handsome boyfriend gone home for the holidays,

for the destination," Leda mused, chin in hand,