Chapter 42

She combed his bangs gently with a comb, then began to trim

the hairs on his forehead bit by bit. All of her attention was

concentrated on the task at hand.

Jason watched her. The way she studied him, so focused on her

task.

That singular focus had served her well in her life-first with her

education and graduating top of her class at University and later

at Law School. And then in surviving prison.

Guilt stabbed at him.

He saw how she’d been abused in the time that he knew her.

What must her life be like behind bars, with no one to champion or protect her, and countless criminals coming after her all in the hopes of pleasing him?

She sucked in a breath and he hung on to that little sound.

Her mouth was pretty. Full lips, a bright smile.

She didn’t smile enough, he realized.

Her skin was still red, likely from the wind and cold, and though it

pinkened her cheeks and nose, it only enhanced her beauty.

If he looked hard enough, he could see that she’d been beautiful

once.

Her features carried symmetry and character.

But it wasn’t the outward appearance that drew him, but rather

what came from within.

This woman… she’d been the one to fight for him. To sacrifice so that he could have a roof over his head, warm clothes, and something good to eat. She’d asked for nothing in return.

And knowing that she appreciated him for him… awakened something inside him.

unknown amount of time, her voice suddenly

asked. It was as if time spent with her passed extremely quickly.

smiled, took two steps back, and carefully looked at him for a while. “My skill isn’t too bad. In fact, it’s rather good, and we’ve

the fine strands

go take a shower,” Grace said.

low, he didn’t set the shower to hot as he normally would. Warm water

grown very shallow. However,

would think of that

woman who had abandoned him and

only thing he had left of

begged her not

woman had shaken her head and

she

Jason’s memories

aside from

transformed into a snarl, and how he’d been

when the metal he fell on

doctors had said that the metal had gotten very

He was lucky, a centimeter to the left

able to save

told himself that that woman

his mother.

walled himself

his father’s death, he stopped

anyone.

long as he did not have expectations, he

just

body dry with

clothes. When he walked out of the bathroom, his eyes

table and seemed to be looking at

something.

when had he started having expectations of her? He

seeing her smile, looking

happiness.

she looked at him

and smiled. Her smile lit up

“Jay”.

on her lips brought him

hair,” she said as she stood up to get

to the side of the table

the table by her side.

original case.

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