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.

into Owen's background. It turned out Owen was the youngest of the Reynolds family. No wonder even Corley

indifferently, "What if I am? What if I'm

the chase. "You should know

Owen challenged, "And?"

you were smart, you'd stay

not the smart

"Roseanne is mine! She was. She's throwing a tantrum now but will

She doesn't belong

the fierceness of hate. Roseanne's acting out because she loves me too much." "Don't believe me? Knock on her door yourself. She won't

walked past him, striding

in confusion. He knew Roseanne wouldn't open the door for him.

...

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

ago,

home for the holidays, she'd been sleeping in out of sheer boredom. On a

for the destination," Leda mused, chin