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.

amount of time, her

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

for a while. “My skill isn’t too bad. In fact, it’s rather good, and we’ve

Then, she took out a dry towel and flicked off the fine strands of hair that were stuck to his face, neck, and on his clothes.

go take a shower,”

clothes and walked into the narrow bathroom. Knowing that she wanted to conserve energy and keep their bills low, he didn’t set the shower to hot as he normally would. Warm water rushed over his body as he stepped in and lowered

grown very shallow. However, every

he would think of that woman.

woman who had abandoned him and his

thing

he knelt and begged her not

had shaken her head and

him aside so she could leave, he’d fallen on

rebar. Jason’s memories

of the day, aside from

transformed into a snarl, and how

the metal he fell

that the metal had gotten very close to his

lucky, a centimeter to the left

to save his

had told himself that that woman was

his mother.

himself

father’s death, he stopped

anyone.

did not have expectations, he

was just

wiped his body dry with a towel, and

When he walked out of the bathroom, his eyes fell

table and seemed to be looking

something.

he started having

seeing her smile,

happiness.

when she looked

lit up the whole

“Jay”.

on her lips brought

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

the table and saw

by her side.

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