No Strings Attached

Chapter 10

lan glanced down to find her feet, usually so pale and smooth, now marred with swollen, red scalds. He couldn’t help but snap, “You’re going to be the death of yourself!”

With that, he bent down and swept Clara up into his arms. They reached the car park, and he set her down on the passenger seat with a firm hand.

He rummaged through the glove compartment and pulled out an unopened box of burn ointment. His lashes. cast a shadow as his eyes lowered, and his lips pressed into a thin line.

A storm seemed to brew in the deep ink of his eyes.

lan opened the box and squeezed a dollop of the creamy ointment onto his long fingers. Then he gently smeared the ointment across the swellings on Clara’s foot. His expression was inscrutable as he worked.

Clara’s delicate brows furrowed with pain, her lips white from biting them, her fingers curling tightly into her palm.

he covered each inflamed area. He lifted his gaze, his eyes dark and unreadable. as he stared at her and almost chuckled, “With your kind of smarts, are

this in the morning and night and keep your feet dry for the next couple of days. If you end up with scars, don’t come crying to me.”

of emotion. “The only way to know if I can survive is to try, isn’t it?”

your tantrum, but why were you dragging Heidi into this? You know she struggles with depression. I’ve told you, she’s no

instantly iced over, her gaze turning frosty as she faced lan. A scornful smile played on her lips. “lan, let me repeat myself. I didn’t lay a finger on her. She fell on purpose, trying to set me up. If you don’t believe

met her eyes, “I’m not that naive, but with Heidi’s clotting disorder and her rare blood type, she’s losing too. much blood, and there’s none in reserve. If you donate, I promise the Campbell family won’t touch you, and wel can put this

heart had been aching before, now it was in excruciating agony, so intense she nearly forgot to breathe.

was insisting she donate blood to Heidi, when she had just had an abortion last