Chapter 943:

He reached up and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, the smirk never leaving his face. “You always go straight for the bite.” He’d lost count of how many times she’d done it.

“Eric!” Hadley snapped, wiping her lips furiously. “Do you even know what hygiene is? When was the last time you brushed your teeth?”

Eric cocked a brow and laughed louder. “That sounds a lot like permission to kiss you. Are you saying you’re okay with it, as long as I brush next time?”

Hadley blinked, stunned for a second. Was that really what she’d implied?

He always did this—twisting things, charging ahead without thinking, acting like her feelings were his to interpret however he liked. The pressure she’d been holding in finally snapped. All her frustration spilled over.

“Eric! Just because you chased me down here looking like a ghost doesn’t mean I’m going to fall apart. Don’t expect me to change how I feel about you!” She glared at him, her voice cold as ice. “You getting hurt has nothing to do with me. So why do you keep acting like I owe you something? How is that fair? Do I look like someone who just sits and accepts anything thrown at her?”

“I’m sorry.”

stood before Hadley, stripped of all pride, his posture small—like a boy who

don’t be angry. It’s all

me an apology!” Hadley’s voice trembled with restrained emotion, her eyes glassy with

her nerves had been these past few days, how each moment felt like teetering on

this—so vulnerable, so human—only made it harder to hold

jabbed her finger into his chest, her voice breaking. “You’ve owed her for years, Eric. Years! And if something happened to you, how would you ever make that right, huh? How would you fix that?” Her lashes fluttered, lips trembling as the tears

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the weight of her pain as if it were soaking into his very bones. Guilt gnawed at him, and all he

Was he even listening? Had any of

know I was wrong. Trust me, I

“I didn’t think it through,” he murmured. “I never meant to put myself in danger.

go,” Hadley snapped, flustered. “Stand up straight and talk like

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