No Mercy, No Forgiveness

Chapter 133

Mentioning death inexplicably struck a hidden chord in Geoffrey. He stepped forward, pulling Maureen into his embrace, gently patting her back while softening his voice.

“You’re alive. I’m right here,” he paused, then added, “Don’t be afraid.”

It took Maureen a long moment to shake off the nightmare.

She looked up at Geoffrey, but the dim light obscured his face.

“Thank you.”

Then she gently pulled away from Geoffrey’s hold and lay back down.

Her politeness and distance stung Geoffrey. This time, he didn’t return to the next room. Instead, he pulled back the blanket, lay beside Maureen, and drew her close again.

Maureen stiffened as his low voice rumbled:

“You can actually talk to me about anything.”

Maureen’s throat tightened.

Outside, strong winds rose suddenly, and heavy rain poured down.

The originally sweltering weather turned cool with the sudden downpour

Maureen was terrified at first, but being held like this brought her unexpected comfort.

She vividly remembered Geoffrey’s slight aversion to physical contact-

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in three years of marriage, he’d never once embraced her.

Yet now everything felt different.

“Geoffrey… do you still hate me?”

The man’s arms stiffened around her.

Before he could respond, Maureen murmured, “I don’t understand…”

Geoffrey’s throat tightened, trapping his words.

Can’t people change?

He couldn’t explain this unfamiliar ache-

affection, just dread at the thought

primal fear

prolonged silence, Geoffrey countered: “If

Maureen shook her head.

“I don’t know.”

for freedom beyond the

she had meaningful

the woman who only lived

let you both go

flickered in Maureen’s eyes:

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released her, icy mockery

dared to

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Maureen. Only then did she realize he had been toying with her all

you

exactly

death. Vanishing suddenly. Having a

limb from limb. How could he possibly let Maureen leave with

this: I’ve never been one to make sacrifices for

well that

Meanwhile, at Andrea’s residence.

Maureen had been in a car accident

the call to hear Frank’s voice: “Andie, you’ve got

out here… somewhere

“Where exactly are

her the

forwarded the

hope for Andrea until Gareth’s men took him to the address

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in the bushes, Frank sat frozen in disbelief inside the

woman never planned to save

guard watching Frank

believe it. Her phone

guard hadn’t expected this fool to still deny the

this guy see Andrea for who she was. Since he remained blind, they’d take their

off, the team sent

be caught,

again.

momentarily paralyzed about what

Pearl.

returned from the hospital when Katherine’s