Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 199

The coolness suddenly snapped Lizetta awake.

Her eyes flew open, and in a flurry, she shoved the man on top of her.

Remington felt her resistance and let go, lifting his head.

Lizetta’s face was flushed as she turned her head away, gasping for air with a soft whimper.

“No, don’t.”

Remington froze, with his Adam’s apple bobbing; he had used all his self–control to roll off

her. He unzipped his hoodie and stood up, heading over to the window.

Lizetta sat up silently, awkwardly fixing her messy clothes and hair.

She hung her head low, trying to calm her nerves.

Behind her, Remington’s voice broke the silence, “Your hair is still wet, come over here.”

Lizetta looked back and saw him back to his normal self; with a hairdryer plugged in, he gestured her to come over.

With her hair still damp, she got up and walked over.

“I’ve got it.”

Remington pressed on her shoulders, making her sit on the bed.

and warm air started to

feeling his fingers gently weaving

hair was nice–silky and straight, thick and dense. Remington seemed quite taken, spending a long

he finally turned off the dryer, Lizetta suddenly looked up and said,

orange candy you fed me that day? Do you still

“Which day are

me back to the Dashiell family,

thought for a moment, but the details were a blur, even though he remembered how he

Lizetta knew he had forgotten it, and

all I could see was red, and the taste of blood in my mouth. You

wouldn’t let the doc near me. Then you popped an orange candy in

on Lizetta’s lips, “You said, ‘Eat the candy, and it won’t hurt. Is it sweet? Let the doctor check you out, and I will give you

grasp at a

to cheer you

while her gaze dropped to hide the surge

this was the first candy she had tasted in two years since being abandoned by her parents from the Hawthorne

was from

it was like a beam of light shining

did give her a

orange–flavored ones; she always remembered the taste of that

you’ve got!” Lizetta playfully stuck her tongue out at Remington.

unusual hint of amusement, which made him look very tender.