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 sounded

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

back, and carefully looked at him for a while. “My skill isn’t too bad. In

she spoke. Then, she took out a dry towel and flicked off the fine strands of hair

a shower,” Grace

didn’t set the shower to hot as he normally would. Warm water rushed over his body as he stepped in and lowered his head to rinse away any shorn hairs. As he glanced down, he saw the scar

this scar had grown very shallow.

saw it, he would think of that

abandoned him and

this wound was the only thing he had

him away as he knelt and begged her not to leave, and not to abandon him

head and pried his

aside so she could leave, he’d fallen on

Jason’s memories didn’t

aside from what

had transformed into a snarl, and how

the metal he fell on pierced his

doctors had said that the metal had

lucky, a centimeter to the left and they would not

able to save his life at all.

time, he had told himself that

his mother.

walled himself

he stopped having

anyone.

long as he did not have

was just that…

off the tap, wiped his body dry

When he walked out of the

Grace. She was sitting at the table and seemed to be looking

something.

started having expectations

looking forward to seeing her

happiness.

when she looked at him with

smiled. Her smile lit up the whole room.

“Jay”.

the sound of his name on her lips

washing up? I’ll help you blow dry your hair,” she said as she stood up to

of the table and saw some documents

by her side. They were… copies of the record

original

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