No Strings Attached

lan's face was a ghostly shade of pale as he looked at her. "Don't let her die. We need to get some answers out of her."

"I know," came the steady reply. "You take care of Clara. I'll handle everything at home."

After everyone had seen Clara, they all left, leaving only Casey, who clung to his daughter's hand, unwilling to let go. Tears welled up in his eyes as he gazed upon Clara's ghastly pale face. Heiman's words echoed in his mind.

They hadn't completed their wedding vows today. Did that mean more dangers would lurk in their future?

Ever since Clara's birth, danger had been a relentless shadow. Why did fate have to be so cruel to such a wonderful child?

Memories of Clara's past hardships made Casey's tears fall onto the back of her hand.

the scene. He approached

something your dad and I have kept from you." "What is it?"

you completed the wedding on that day, all would be

specified. And in the end, I did slip the ring onto her finger, holding her hand. Technically, our wedding is complete. There shouldn't be any

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The ring-I put it on using her hand while she collapsed in my

to the hospital, but seeing her struggle to help him with the ring before losing consciousness, he'd made

the next morning with a piercing pain. It felt as though someone had been wiping her brow with a damp cloth and whispering to her throughout

she opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was lan's haggard face. The usually immaculate man now sported a stubble, and his

her awake, lan stopped his ministrations. His voice was rough with emotion. "Clara, does it