Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

Ellen shook her head and insisted, “I don’t need rest. I can do this.” Jared disagreed, “If your brother knew that you are tiring yourself with that injury, he’d feel bad. Take a seat and let me do it.” He sounded authoritative in his last sentence.

Dazed, she stood aside and pressed against her bleeding finger as she watched him work on the weeds. Although he had never done anything similar since a young age, he wrapped up the chore perfectly. Soon, the grave was clear of weeds.

The bleeding on Ellen’s fingers had stopped. She placed the bouquet in front of Kevin’s headstone and took out a wooden box. She lit up some candles and lay out the decorations in front of the headstone.

Jared was looking at her when he felt a dull pain in his chest. He reached out and pressed against it lightly-the pitiful sight of Ellen made. his heart ache.

Thanks to Jared’s company, Ellen did not spend too much time cleaning the grave. After the visit, she went down the hill with Jared. At the foot of the hill, he grabbed a first-aid kit from the SUV trunk and disinfected her wound again.

he lifted her and seated her in the trunk. She sat there and received his help with the dressing. The bodyguards

her downtown where they had lunch. After that, they went to a pet store. He had decided to buy her a

because of her living arrangement. Now that she had the time and

Holding the cat,

help. The presence of the cat was healing for her, and she

had been giving all her attention to the pet, causing a certain someone to feel neglected and upset. When the cat ran up to Jared, he scooped it into his arms

his hand traveled down to her waist. She was too focused on playing

picking the cat over your boyfriend

had neglected him, for she did not even offer him a glass of water

water,” he clarified. Without iced water, it would be hard for him to put out the fire that was

for help from Jared’s arms, seemingly out of fear.