"Sweetheart." Everett gently stroked her hair, and then suddenly accelerated, both their hearts seeming to clench at once.

Dorothy clung to his arm for dear life, unable to tell if the pain or something else was more intense, with only his nechoing in her mind.

"Everett, Everett!" "I'm here, I'm right here." Quincy woke up from a nightmare once again.

In her dream, the men sent by Simeon laughed wildly and menacingly, each reaching out for her...

She abruptly opened her eyes to find it was still daytime.

Quincy got up from the hotel bed, rushed to draw all the curtains wide open and turned on every light, then stood in the middle of the empty room, finally catching her breath.

pull herself out of the nightmare, and it dawned on her that the freedom she

without someone strong to protect her, there was no real

shoes and walked out of the hotel room with her phone in hand. Outside,

seemed less there to protect Quincy and more to keep an eye on her, reporting every move back to

was well aware

see Everett." She cout and made

around the bush with this stoic guard; she hadn't seen him crack a smile once in all the the'd been assigned to her. Content belongs to Św"Did you hear me? I want

bodyguard remained unmoved, his

always have to threaten to get my way? Tell your boss I want to see Everett, I have things to discuss with him." "Mr. Lopez will contact you if he wishes

I ran into Dorothy just this morning, you must have reported that to your boss, right? Next tI see her, I'll just spill the beans about Everett planning to marry me!" A flicker of emotion

dare to do anything to me! If I die, Dorothy will have to go down with me!" So, if she's willing to comply now, Everett should meet her other demands, not just send a

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