Love on the Fast Track (Derek and Norah)

Chapter 218:

Norah sampled the cake with just two bites before setting her spoon aside. Only a small portion had been eaten, leaving the majority untouched on the plate.

“Aren’t you going to finish it?” Sean asked.

“It’s overly sweet for my taste,” Norah replied.

Sean slid a freshly poured glass of lemonade toward her, a drink he had ordered while she sampled the cake.

“This should help cut through the sweetness,” he said.

After a couple of sips, the tart lemonade mingled with the residual sweetness in Norah’s mouth. She paused and then indulged in two more sips. Despite its sweetness, dessert had a way of lifting spirits.

delivered chilling news in a steady voice. “Sean, ever wonder what’s

out the twenty fingers. Norah’s expression remained stoic, her

what she meant by fingers. He vividly recalled the scene outside the deserted

violence, the idea that she could possess a bag of human

ｍ𝚘𝚛ｅ ｕ𝚙ｄ𝚊ｔｅｓ 𝚒ｎ ɢ𝚊ｌ𝚗𝚘ｖ𝚎ｌ𝚜.𝚌𝚘𝚖

can’t be serious. Right?” After a brief pause, Sean’s

cleared the table, placed

the pungent scent of blood wafted out, revealing a grotesque collection of human fingers. The

I retaliated with iron wire from a construction site. They tore at her clothes and aggravated her injuries, which led me to sever each of their fingers,” Norah observed Sean’s

were cowards, thinking they could escape after merely intimidating me. But escape was futile. A simple slash across their

Now do you believe me?” Norah knew that this incident might cast her in a merciless, unfeeling light in Sean’s eyes. Yet, what did

found herself enveloped in a comforting

He caressed her back tenderly and added, “Do you really think so little of me? Facing those men alone must have been terrifying for