Chapter 0283

The ferocity of Nichola s’s protection of me gave me more comfort that it probably should have. I certainly didn’t want Nicholas to kill anyone, but knowing that he would go to any limits in order to keep me safe helped me feel truly cared for.

Still, I decided to move beyond that topic, for fear the anger would root in him and cause him to seek out vengeance for me.

“Susie wasn’t at breakfast,” I said. “I’m worried about her, so I’m going to check on her. Would you like to join me?”

Nicholas softened somewhat at the subject change. “Susie’s okay. She probably just wants to

rest.”

“She won’t mind me checking on her.”

“I think you probably shouldn’t,” Nicholas said.

“Why not?”

He pressed his lips hard together and would not answer.

Odd. Was he hiding something?

“I’m worried. I’ll only stay a minute,” I said. “When I see she’s okay, then I’ll leave.”

I understood Susie liked her alone time, especially after events where she was forced to be so social. So I knew she might not want me to stay for a long time. But surely she wouldn’t mind. me checking on her. After all, she often did the same for me.

Nicholas didn’t argue further, so I continued walking down the hallway towards Susie’s room. Nicholas fell in step beside me.

At Susie’s door, I knocked lightly. I waited a moment, but there was no reply.

Did she leave? I should check.

Slowly, I turned the kn ob and pushed open the door.

Susie was indeed in her room, and she wasn’t alone.

around Susie’s waist, with her pulled tightly against him.

connected in a passionate, deep kiss. Both were so caught up in it, they didn’t seem to notice me at

speechless. I knew they had been

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progressed this far.

to

me

from blushing at what I had just

filled me. Good for them, for finding happiness with each other. For stealing

I hated this

‘intimate’ encounter had been a moment

the hallway. “Susie is fine. More than fine, actually. But

“Mark was… upset when he saw the footage of Terry and Susie.” Fresh guilt washed through me. I shouldn’t feel jealous. Susie had a

to

watched me. He must have seen the change in

my head no. “Terry stole many things from me. It could have been worse, I know that. But…

myself. Nicholas stepped closer.

“Which things?”

could only be with a man of

to the here and now, no longer chained up in that torture room in Terry’s

my cheek, hovering just over my skin. But he

was

of his hand with my own, and brought his palm

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desire he tainted

and placed a kiss onto

desire?” I asked

“Yes.” No hesitation.

heart melted a little. My affection for

time.

mind a kiss?”

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